The science of engineering rock and soil is one of the basic special courses of civil engineering major,and plays an important role in the education system of correlation field.Students can make a stable transition from basic course to special one and show great interesting in their academic study through the learning about this course.The cultivation of study interesting and the improvement of teaching method are analyzed on the basis of the course features which are strong theoretical and practical,combining with years of teaching experiences.And then the teaching method is discussed from the aspects of teaching content,teaching ways and practical education,to improve the teaching progress and quality.