With the development of society and improvement of civilization, English teaching methods in primary schools are changing。 Game teaching has been used from the ancient time。 It has a long history。 While games have many benefits and make teaching more effective, teachers must know that what kind of games can be used，how to play English games and how to design games when teachers use games in English teaching。 This thesis aims to prove the advantages of game teaching in improving pupils’ interest in English learning。

2。 Literature Review

Contemporary game teaching not only became the main activity of children’s education but also embodied different grades in primary schools。 It became one of effective mechanisms of linking up kindergartens with primary schools。 Education is the cradle of a talented person。 Many countries paid much attention to education, especially elementary education。 How to improve teaching quality in the primary school and how to solve the problem of children’s interest have become very urgent and important。 Introducing learning games in the primary school has aroused general concern in many countries。 In the 1940s, Japan started studying the relationship between kindergartens and primary schools。 Some teachers used some useful games in primary schools。 American educators also devoted much attention to this research。 

They used many games in primary schools。 In the 1950s, in the Soviet Union the teachers in lower grades adapted games to reduce the degree of study and create good conditions for learning。 From ancient times, Chinese people thought highly of children's education。 In Song Dynasty, private schools paid much attention to the children's interests。 Zhu Xi also stressed the importance of game teaching。

Since 1949 Chinese education has changed greatly。 Many educators who teach younger children have achieved great success in game teaching。 They have summed up a lot of games or activities such as teaching through children's songs, teaching in situations and so on。文献综述

Generally speaking, teachers should design and use colorful and varied games according to teaching aims, teaching contents and teaching aids, which provide the abundant sensitive faculty materials。 In the contemporary society, Mr。 Chen Heqin was one of the greatest educators。 He expounded that games were activities and they were beneficial to children's psychological and physiological development。 Only games could make children lively, so teachers should make good use of all kinds of game materials and give them enough chances to practice according to their ages。 From the ancient age to the contemporary one, game teaching theory has been improved step by step。 Many educators, philosophers and thinkers encouraged children to play games。 They think that games should be integrated with learning。 Now both people abroad and people at home come to realize the importance and the urgency of game teaching in the primary school。 As we all know, game teaching is a very useful way to improve primary school English teaching effectiveness。

3。 The Present Situation of Primary School English Teaching in China

With the development of economy, English, an international language, more and more people attach importance to it。 Since the fall of 2002, primary English teaching has gradually been introduced into small towns, even into villages, normally with Grade 3 pupils as beginning learners。 English classes are open to an increasing amount of pupils in a large scale covering vast areas。 However, according to some surveys，there exist several problems such as learners’ interest and classroom interaction。