Engineering surveying is a specialty-related basic course in civil engineering major. Through the analysis of teaching and learning situation for the Excellent English Teaching Program, teaching material, making PowerPoint, teaching methods and evaluation methods of English course, this paper discusses the problem during the teaching activities. The different teaching innovation measures are studied and put forward. The teachers should adopt the research English teaching mode, make the major specialty vocabulary tables in English and Chinese, and motivate study interest. In addition, the teachers should improve the whole English teaching methods, enhance the teaching management at ordinary times, cultivate the learning ability and invite the overseas famous professors to teach. Field activities and course evaluation methods are innovated and improved. The effectiveness of teaching quality can be greatly enhanced. Students are cultivated to have the international civil engineering knowledge and capacities.