Underachievers not only have poor academic performance, but also have a series of problems, such as not paying attention to the class, talking to students at the front and back tables, making small moves in class, and even disturbing the class order. Therefore, it has a certain influence on teachers' teaching work, and it is every teacher's responsibility to start with the last student. First, the current situation of underachievers learning English 1. Students with difficulty in getting started account for about one-fifth of the underachievers. Their characteristics are: poor psychological adaptability. This kind of students usually do well in primary school, but they get worse when they enter middle school. A large part of the reason is that students feel good about themselves in primary school, but after entering middle school, they feel that the pace of study, the pace of life and even interpersonal relationships have become "tense", and the carefree life in primary school has suddenly escaped without a trace. What's more, compared with primary schools, "strong hands" are everywhere, and "obstacles" in disciplines are also emerging at any time. They were at a loss for a moment, and experienced a downhill process that was full of longing and freshness, worrying and giving up on themselves. They don't pay attention to the concrete analysis of specific problems, and it coincides with the special era of "giving new words and talking about their worries". They can't solve the problem for a while and can't get out of the emotional trough. 2. Lack of learning motivation and unclear learning objectives. All learning originates from motivation, and the establishment of clear learning objectives is the basis of improving learning ability. Some students' common desire is only out of curiosity or temporary enthusiasm. Without the sense of mission and social responsibility to learn English well, English learning is easily dominated by unstable emotions, and their learning enthusiasm is changeable. As a result, academic performance has stagnated. This phenomenon is common among most underachievers. The proportion of such students is relatively large, accounting for almost 50% of the number of underachievers. The reasons for the lack of learning motivation are complicated, but profound social change is the primary reason. 3. Lack of good study habits, passive learning plays a role in promoting the formation of good study habits. Most underachievers don't develop good study habits, mainly because they don't take the initiative to study, don't review before class, don't review after class, don't concentrate in class and have poor listening effect. Moreover, the quality of homework is not high, and plagiarism often occurs. If the disease is not cured and opportunistic inertia is cultivated, the results will inevitably decline. 4. Lack of scientific methods and low learning efficiency. Scientific learning methods contribute to the improvement of academic performance, which underachievers often lack. Their common memory method is rote memorization, spelling words letter by letter, and often forget them after reading them; The understanding of the text often does not consider the context. When you read aloud, you read by the book. It is carelessness, learning in class, forgetting after class, and low knowledge consolidation rate. Second, the strategy of transforming underachievers 1. English teachers change the traditional teaching mode and stimulate the learning interest of underachievers. At present, with the deepening of quality education, English teachers must change the traditional teaching mode, fully stimulate students' interest in learning, return the classroom to students, and mobilize students' initiative and enthusiasm in learning English. Especially in the teaching of underachievers, we should understand the roots of underachievers from their psychology. We English teachers use various means and methods to stimulate the learning interest of underachievers, create a pleasant learning environment for them, and let them acquire knowledge in a relaxed, happy and interesting environment. The main reason why many underachievers can't learn English well is that they lack interest in learning English. So, where does the interest in learning English come from? It depends on the cultivation of English teachers' sense of shame. In teaching, we should skillfully use interesting materials in textbooks, and according to the characteristics of students' strong curiosity and thirst for knowledge, the methods of introducing new courses should be novel, interesting and storytelling.