Abstract
Project-based learning is a dynamic learning method that stimulates students' enthusiasm for learning through PBL in order to achieve good learning results. Middle school English is based on the new curriculum and the development needs of modern society, which puts forward more requirements for English teaching. This paper is based on the simulation teaching design of the unit "M6 Animals in danger" in the first book of Grade 8 of the Junior Middle School English textbook of the Foreign Studies Edition. Through the simulation design, it is found that the practice based on project-based learning can effectively exercise students' critical thinking, and students' cognition and exploration of the theme will be further developed, which will further bring into play the nurturing function of the English language subject and ultimately realize the cultivation of the core qualities of the new curriculum. Through design, research, and analysis, this paper will provide a reference for the design of junior high school English project-based learning based on the significance of themes.