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A Study of the Characteristics of English Riddle and
Its Significance in English Teaching
(师范学院外语系陈湘娜)
(学号: 2002122179)
Acknowledgement
My sincere gratefulness goes to my supervisor Mrs. Lou Lijun whose guidance, expertise and
encouragement provided an important support throughout the work of my thesis. Thanks so much
to the Normal College of Shenzhen University for educating me during the four years. Thank
Shenzhen University for providing us fortable library with rich material for study and
research. Lots of thanks to my dear roommates in room 605 of Juhan Dormitory for giving me
spiritual support and valuable suggestions during writing my thesis. Thanks to the student brother
Fang Shufeng for helping me find the important information.

【Abstract】English riddles are an affluent cultural treasure of English speaking country. The
keys as well as fun of riddles and humors are simply from the language per se. Thus, the middle
school students as the elementary or secondary English learners will definitely be beneficial for a
mand of language and culture by learning English riddles.
By applying English riddles, we could add some fun in the traditional English teaching; it
therefore is able to kill two birds with one stone, which is ignored by many teachers. On the one
hand, it can enliven the class by means petition or games. On the other hand, it can improve
the students’ language level and elaborative faculty by osmosis. By studying riddles students can
get into the deep level of the English culture. My thesis aims at the characteristics of English
riddles according to which we applied them in the middle school English teaching.
【Key words】 English riddles, application, culture, English teaching
【摘要】英语谜语来源于民间生活和文学作品,历史悠久,形式多样,语言知识丰富。它
们既具有趣味性又具有知识性。若能恰当地运用在英语教学中,既可提高学生学****英语的兴
趣,又能帮助学生更好地掌握语言知识,了解西方文化,锻炼思维能力,从而更好地运用语
言达到交际的目的。
【关键字】英语谜语,运用,文化,英语教学
教师点评: 该论文的选题具有实际研究意义。理论论述充分,分析透彻清楚,结构较为完
整,语言表达流畅。如论文有实证性