古人云：“凤头豹尾”，即开头要写得有姿有彩，像凤凰的头一样。英语作文也是如此，好的作文的开头，应做到用简单明白的叙述引出文章的话题。
1)观点法——开门见山，直接了当地提出自己对要讨论的问题的看法。
[1]Nowpeopleingrowing/significantnumbersarebeginning/comingtorealize/accept/(beaware)that...
[2]Nowthereisa(n)growingawareness/recognitionofthenecessityto....
[3]Nowpeoplebecomeincreasinglyaware/consciousoftheimportanceof....
[4]Perhapsitistimetohaveafreshlookattheattitude/ideathat....
2)引用法——先引出名人名言或者有代表性的看法，来引出文章要展开论述的观点。
[1]"Knowledgeispower."ThisistheremarkmadebyBacon.Thisremarkhasbeensharedbymoreandmorepeople.
[2]"Educationisnotcompletewithgraduation."ThisistheopinionofagreatAmericanphilosopher.Nowmoreandmorepeoplesharehisopinion.
[3]"...."Weoftenhearstatements/wordslikethose/this.
[4]Weoftenhearsuchtraditionalcomplainsasthis"....".
3)比较法——通过对过去、现在两种不同的倾向、观点的比较，引出文章要讨论的观点。
[1]Foryears,...hadbeenviewedas....Butpeoplearetakingafreshlooknow.Withthegrowing...,people....
[2]Peopleusedtothinkthat...(Inthepast,....)Butpeoplenowsharethisnewidea.
4)故事法——先讲一个较短的故事来引发读者的兴趣，引出文章的主题。(建议少用)
[1]Oncein(anewspaper),Ireadof/learnt.....Thephenomenonof...hasarousedpublicconcern.
[2]Ihaveafriendwho...Shouldhe....?Suchadilemmaweareoftenconfrontedwithinourdailylife.
[3]Onceuponatime,therelivedamanwho....Thisstorymaybe(unbelievable),butitstillhasarealisticsignificancenow.
5)对立法——先引出其他人的不同看法，然后提出自己的看法或者偏向于某一看法，适用于有争议性的主题。
[1]Whenaskedabout...,thevast/overwhelmingmajorityofpeoplesaythat….ButIthink/viewabitdifferently.
[2]Whenitcomesto....,somepeoplebelievethat….Othersargue/claimthattheopposite/reverseistrue.Thereisprobablysometruthinbotharguments/statements,butItendtotheformer/latter.
[3]Now,itiscommonly/generally/widelybelieved/held/acknowledgedthat.....Theyclaim/believe/arguethat...ButIwonder/doubtwhether.....
6)现象法——引出要剖析的现象或者问题，然后评论。
[1]Recentlytheriseintheproblem/phenomenonof...hascause/arousedpublic/popular/wide/worldwideconcern.
[2]Recentlytheissueoftheproblem/phenomenonof...hasbeenbroughtintofocus/intopublicattention.
[3]Inflation/Corruption/Socialinequality...isyetanotherofthenewandbittertruthwehavetolearntofacenow/constantly.
