例如在寫關(guān)于該不該禁煙的話題時，可以這樣開頭：A recent study conducted by Zhongshan University has found that the number of smokers has been increasing sharply over the past five years. Research findings also reveal that the incidence of smoking-related conditions has soared. As a result, the ban on smoking has been in the spotlight.

　　(中山大學(xué)最近做的一個研究表明，在過去五年里，吸煙人數(shù)急劇上升。研究結(jié)果同時顯示，吸煙導(dǎo)致的疾病發(fā)病率也急劇增長。因此，禁煙成為一個熱點話題。這個開頭通過媒體報道把問題呈現(xiàn)在讀者面前，從而引出吸煙比例急劇上升造成的危害，引發(fā)讀者思考。

　　1 提出有爭議性的問題，激發(fā)讀者興趣，使其積極參與討論

　　例如在寫到警察是否應(yīng)該持槍這篇文章時作者說 If police in the U.K. are able to go without guns and not have crime getting completely out of control then they have already set a fine example that other countries should follow. The fact that they are able to do this is an indication of their ability to control the flow of guns to the general populace and this makes citizens safer than anything else. To a civilian, taking guns away from criminals is more important than giving them to police. 提出這個有爭議的話題，激發(fā)讀者的興趣，使讀者積極參與到討論中來，讓大家各抒己見進(jìn)行討論。

　　2 引起讀者興趣的話題

　　例如在寫關(guān)于體罰的話題文章時，采用這樣一個開頭：It is reported that a boy in Zhuhai was beaten to death by his father on Father' Day. Ample evidence also shows that children who are frequently abused by their parents or teachers tend to be introverted, pessimistic, indifferent and even world-weary. Recently, there has arisen a fierce argument on whether corporal punishment should be abolished. Teachers, parents and experts take diverse attitudes towards this issue.(據(jù)報道，在父親節(jié)那天，珠海有個小男孩被爸爸打死了。充分的證據(jù)也顯示，經(jīng)常遭父母或老師虐待的小孩往往比較內(nèi)向、悲觀、冷漠甚至厭世。近來，關(guān)于是否應(yīng)該廢除體罰出現(xiàn)了一場激烈的爭論，老師、家長和專家各執(zhí)一詞。)當(dāng)讀者看到這個話題時產(chǎn)生了濃厚的興趣進(jìn)而引起了對這件事情的思考。

　　3 呈現(xiàn)該話題正反方的觀點

　　例如在寫到男性和女性誰可以做更好的父母時可以這樣開頭：At the mere mention of women governing the world, most of us may naturally form an unrealistic picture of a more peaceful world where the sun always shines. The other side of the picture, however, is just to the opposite.

　　在開頭提出兩種不同的觀點，不同的讀者可以根據(jù)自己對問題的看法進(jìn)行思考，從而引發(fā)讀者的探究心理，進(jìn)一步思考這個問題從而得出結(jié)論。

　　4 引用名人名言、諺語等作為文章的開頭

　　例如在寫到先天跟后天哪一個更重要時，“Genius is two percent inspiration and ninety-eight percent perspiration” is the opinion held by Edison. This remark has been confirmed time and again by more and more people.

　　“天才是百分之二的靈感，百分之九十八的汗水”是愛迪生的觀點，而且反復(fù)被越來越多的人所證實，通過引用名人名言揭示了文章的主題，為下文很好地做了鋪墊。

　　5 對將要討論的話題進(jìn)行定義

　　例如在寫到Globalization時，Globalization-the international spread of products, ideas and information-is bringing the world closer together. But globalization is not a new concept. For thousands of years, nations have roamed the earth in search of new markets and new sources of raw materials for their own industries.

　　關(guān)于"全球化"這個名詞，考生并不陌生，但是如何用合理的語言來賦予它一個含義，這并非易事，上述的引言段就很好地做到了這一點，先是從字面上詮釋了"全球化"的定義，進(jìn)而又從實際生活角度賦予了它另外一層含義。

　　6 追根溯源法

　　即從題目給出的話題中找出這個現(xiàn)象產(chǎn)生的原因來擴展背景句。這種方法適合大多數(shù)的話題。例如There are social, medical and technical problems associated with the use of mobile phones. What forms do they take? Do you a雅思e that the problems outweigh the benefits of mobile phone?

　　這個題目中給出的話題是mobile phone,

　　所以考生可以從它產(chǎn)生的原因來考慮，就是科技的繁榮，而科技的繁榮，手機的廣泛使用是在20世紀(jì)末，這樣背景句就有內(nèi)容可寫了。當(dāng)然要通過相應(yīng)的句型來寫，這個背景句就可以寫成：The late 20th century witnessed the boom of science and technology, which gave rise to a series of technological innovations, including the mobile phone.

　　再比如另外一道題目：Nowadays, some universities offer students skills that assist them to find employment, but some people believe that the main function of a university should be to provide students with access to knowledge for its sake. What is your opinion?

　　這題要求大家討論大學(xué)是提供職業(yè)技能還是傳授知識。從傳統(tǒng)觀點來看，大學(xué)是傳授知識的地方，為什么會提出要傳授技能呢?所以這里考生也可以用追根溯源法思考一下，大家肯定可以想到是由于找工作已經(jīng)成為當(dāng)今教育的目的之一了，所以很多大學(xué)就轉(zhuǎn)移到以傳授技能為主了。As job-hunting has become one of the main purposes of university education, the majority of the universities tend to offer vocational trainings to prepare the students for their future career.

　　總之，寫作就是通過語言表達(dá)你自己的思想。這里面有兩個要素：語言和思想，對于一篇成功的寫作文章來說，這兩點缺一不可。以上是一些寫作引言的方法供大家參考。