A Study on Senior High School English Reading Instruction Design Based on the Concept of Key Competencies and Mind Map—Taking Unit 2 Reading “A Day in the Clouds” as an Example

在教育改革不断深化的背景下，我国高中英语教学逐步由知识传授向核心素养培养转型。《普通高中英语课程标准(2017年版2020年修订)》明确提出英语学科应致力于发展学生的语言能力、文化意识、思维品质和学习能力等核心素养。阅读作为英语教学的重要组成部分，承载着提升学生综合语言运用能力和思维深度的重要功能。本文以人教版必修二Unit 2中《A Day in the Clouds》阅读为例，将思维导图与核心素养理念融合进阅读教学设计中，探讨优化阅读教学路径，提升教学实效，促进学生核心素养的全面发展。Against the backdrop of deepening educational reform, high school English teaching in China is transitioning from knowledge transmission to the cultivation of core competencies. The “Senior High School English Curriculum Standards (2017 Edition, 2020 Revision)” explicitly propose that English instruction should focus on developing students’ key competencies, including language ability, cultural awareness, thinking quality, and learning ability. As a key component of English instruction, reading plays an important role in enhancing students’ comprehensive language use and deepening their thinking. This paper takes Unit 2 Reading “A Day in the Clouds” from the People’s Education Press Book 2 as an example, and explores the integration of the concept of key competencies and mind maps into reading instruction design. It aims to optimize reading teaching approaches, improve teaching effectiveness, and promote the comprehensive development of students’ key competencies.