With the acceleration of globalization, China’s industries have begun to undergo transformation and innovation, and cultivating high-quality, high-level compound talents has become the core task of vocational education. As an important part of the higher vocational education system, English plays a vital role in talent cultivation. The widespread application of the “integration of industry and education” teaching model has pointed out the direction for the innovation and reform of higher vocational English teaching. Based on this teaching model, this paper explores the paths of innovation and practice in higher vocational English teaching, which not only improves teaching quality but also is of great significance for cultivating international talents who can adapt to the development of industries and the needs of the new era.