In order to go out predicaments of civil engineering English elective course with the tuition fee of credit system, the teaching reform methods based on outstanding engineers training plan is proposed. With the idea of developing the students self - study ability, and the teaching objective of enjoying professional English, the teaching contents must serve the students’ future careers, and make the students realize the course importance and study by themselves. Improving the abilities of listening, specking, reading and writing, we train the outstanding engineers who can adapt to the international competition.