英语作文开头技巧小结

英语作文开头技巧小结

常言道“良好的开端是成功的一半。”作文开头如果能恰倒好处，常常能一下子抓住读者，也能增加文章的亮点。所以能否灵活自如地、独特精当地写好作文开头往往关系到一篇文章的成败。对于英语作文来说，写好开头尤为重要。英语作文篇幅简短，开头更须明确文章主题。下面介绍几种常用的英语作文开头写作方法。

1、开门见山，直入正题（开门见山法） 开门见山法要求开头用一两句话就引出主题，也就是说，让读者快速了解文章的主旨，一目了然，而不是去绕圈子，最终不知所云。比如unit1 Book4的《Are women given a fair chance?》（《妇女有同等的机会吗》）的开头： I don‟t think women are given a fair chance to have as good a career as men for three reasons. 就直接提出观点，直接明了。又如作文“I Have a Dream”（《我有一个梦想》）的开头是这样的： My dream is to be a doctor. And I have never changed my mind till now.

2、引用名言警句，推出主题（名言名句法） 对于许多作文题，可以使用使用引用名言名句进行开头。因为引用名言名句是经过加工过的语言，有力度，有价值，会使文章增色。这样，用极短的语言就能点明题旨，解决写什么的问题，从而达到快速入题的目的。比如上次诊断性测试中关于考试作弊方面的作文章，就可以引用名言：“Honesty is the best policy.(诚实才是上策)”，一句话即可表明文章主旨，又会使文章上一个档次。又如作文“Computer Games”（《电脑游戏》）的开头：There‟s a well－known saying “As one coin has two sides, everything has its advantages and disadvantages.” Computer games are no exception. It has brought us both advantages and disadvantages. 3、出其不意 深化主题（欲扬先抑法） 有些作文题，为了突出文章中的人物，在开头如果使用欲扬先抑法，给读者留一个反面的印象，后面文风一转，出其不意，会受到良好的效果。这样比正面写某个人要好得多。比如写关于母亲的文章，一般都认为母亲是关爱子女的，你在开头写上：I don‟t think mother love me as deeply as father does.…或者是“I hate my mother.…”会给读者带来兴趣，想读下去。再在文章中间和结尾写出母亲对你的特别关爱，来个出其不意，会取得良好的效果。

4、描述现象，引发主题（背景法） 这种写法要求先描述一种普遍存在的现象，然后再发表对该现象的看法和观点，从而点明主题。如作文“Say „No‟ to Smoking”（《对吸烟说“不”》）的开头： Nowadays smoking is popular. Even some teenagers smoke. If you ask them “Why do you smoke?” They might answer “It looks cool.” Is it really a cool thing? I‟m afraid I can‟t agree.

5、陈述不同观点，衬托主题（衬托法） 简要阐释人们对某一话题的不同观点后，亮明自己更加合理的看法，以起到到一种承托的作用。如作文“My Best Friend”（《我最要好的朋友》）的开头： “Best Friend” may have different definitions to different people. A child may regard the ones who always whisper to him as his best friends. The young boys may regard the ones who always play with them as their best friends. To me “Best friend” is the one who I like best and we are faithful to each other.

6、自问自答，引出主题（提问法） 这种方式要求针对某话题先提出问题，然后给予解答，通过答案的方式来呈现观点。如作文“What I Want to Be When I Grow Up?”（《我长大了要做什么？》）的开头：What I Want to Be When I Grow Up? My answer is “an English interpreter”. Why do I hope to become an English interpreter? There are two reasons. 7、身边事件，导出主题（故事法） 从身边熟悉的人或事引发感想，导出主题，显得自然、贴切。如作文“Fast Food”（《快餐》）的开头： When my seven－year－old brother behaves well in school, he will ask for nothing but “KFC” as reward. As a matter of fact we would find it difficult to refuse such attraction of fast food too. But why are they so popular?

四六级写作中常用的开头段的表达方法举例如下： ●使用引语（use a quotation） 使用一段名人名言，或人们常用的谚语、习语，以确定文章的写作范围和方向。 如： “Great minds must be ready not only to take the opportunity, but to make them.” Colton, a great writer once remarked. But it still has a profound significance now. To a person, in whose lifetime opportunities are not many, to make opportunities is more essential to his success. 分析：开头引用Colton的名言说明“创造机会”对于成功的重要性，点明主题。

●引用具体或粗略的数据 （use figures or statistics） 当然对于图表题型，该种方法是必须的选择，具体做法是给出一些具体或粗略的数据，然后作出概括性分析，点明主题或引出需要论述的问题。 如： As is demonstrated in the table, more and more college graduates are out of a job in our country, which is a serious problem to our economic development and social security. It is estimated that in 2004, there are 500,000 unemployed graduates, more than 30% higher than in 2002. 分析：文章引用2004年找不到工作的毕业生达到50万这一数据来说明大学生找 工作难这一现象的严重性，很有说服力。

●提出问题（ask a question） 提出有争议或探讨性的具体问题，然后加以简要回答或展开引导性简短讨论。 如： What do you want from your work Money Promotions Interesting challenges Continual learning Work-based friendships The opportunity to develop your own idea and potentials Though we are all individuals and so our answers will differ, all agree that work provide more than material things. 分析：文章开头提出“你想从工作中得到什么”这一问题，然后自问自答，指出工作 除了物质利益，还可以给我们带来很多其它收获这一结论。

●给出具体实例或报道（offer relevant examples or reports） 给出具体生活实例或新闻报道 如： As regards the stress for college students, there has been a heated discussion among the public in the society. It was reported that a student killed four of his classmates just because of a trivial matter. It can be easily seen that pressure has become a serious issue we cannot neglect. 分析：文章通过引用新闻报道的一个实例，说明了大学生心理问题的严重性。

●定义法（give definition） 针对讨论的主题或问题加以定义，然后进行深入探讨。 如： As we all know, practice makes perfect. This is an accumulated experience we inherit from our forefathers, and now it is still widely applied to our daily life. It means that the more we practice, the more likely we are going to do things perfectly. 分析：文章用It means that这一句型，说明了practice makes perfect的含义。