萬事開頭難，很多考生在剛開始動筆寫雅思大作文時就陷入無話可說的狀態(tài)，大多情況下可能會胡亂寫作，甚至抄題，這對于雅思寫作是非常大的忌諱，導致多如繁星的語法問題、字數(shù)被扣以及文思枯竭的印象。因此，快速寫出合格甚至高分的開頭段落刻不容緩。以下專家將為考生們總結一下大作文開頭段寫作的兩大要素，供考生們參考。

要素一：現(xiàn)象句

雅思寫作考題中會出現(xiàn)一個社會現(xiàn)象，考生的任務就是在自己文章的第一句話將之改寫，重述這個社會現(xiàn)象。

E．g．1

Nowadays we are producing more and more rubbish．Why do you think this is happening? What can governments do to help reduce the amount of rubbish produced?

It is true that in almost every country today each household and family produces a large amount of waste every week．

套句+同義詞替換：more and more= a large amount of

E．g．2

Some people believe that children should be allowed to stay at home and play until they are six or seven years old．Others believe that it is important for young children to go to school as soon as possible．

What do you think are the advantages of attending school from a young age?

In many places today, children start primary school at around the age of six or seven．

主被動之間的轉換：should be allowed to stay at home = start their primary school

同義詞的替換：until they are six or seven years old = at the age of six or seven

E．g．3

In some countries young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high school and starting university studies．Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people to do this．

It is quite common these days for young people in many countries to have a break from studying after graduating from high school．

主被動之間的轉換，以及同義替換：finish high school = graduate from high school

所以，從上文中可以看出，一般來說，現(xiàn)象句會在最開始加上一個套句，并且加上地點和時間。

雅思大作文開頭段經(jīng)典套句：

1．It is true that．．．．．．是真實的

2．I tend to agree that… 我同意…

3．It is quite common… …是常見的

4．There is no doubt that… …是毫無疑問的

5．There is no denying that… …是毫無疑問的

6．It is undeniable that… …是毫無疑問的

地點：in many places; in many countries; in many big cities; almost every country/ city/ place

時間：in recent decades/ years; today; these days; recently; nowadays

要素二：點到問題

雅思大作文考題分成兩種：report & argumentative。

對于report（題目一般會涉及到why do you think it is important to…; how do you think people can tackle this problem．）

E．g．4

In many countries schools have severe problems with student behavior．

What do you think are the cause of this?

What solutions can you suggest?

Poor student behavior seems to be increasingly widespread problem and I think that modern lifestyles are probably responsible for this．

點到了causes--直接把原因泛泛的帶領出來，全文的第二段再開始慢慢細致的描述。

E．g．5

Happiness is considered to be very important in life．

Why is it difficult to define?

What factors are important in achieving happiness?

Happiness is very difficult to define, because it means so many different things to different people．While some people link happiness to wealth and material success, others think it lies in emotions and loving personal relationships．Yet others think that spiritual paths, rather than either the material world or relationships with people, are the only way to true happiness．

點到了why difficult--通過引用兩組不同人的觀點，把造成這個現(xiàn)象的原因大致導出，與上一個例子有異曲同工之妙。

對于argumentative（do you agree or disagree? ; discuss both views and give your opinion．; is it a positive or negative development?），這種題型基本上都問了作者的觀點，所以在開頭段落的描寫過程中沒什么特別大的區(qū)別。

E．g．6

Using a computer every day can have more negative than positive effects on young children．

Do you agree or disagree?

I tend to agree that young children can be negatively affected by too much time spent on the computer every day．

改寫題目+主動變被動：have more negative than positive effects on = can be negatively affected by

直接表達自己的觀點：I tend to agree that

E．g．7

Some people feel that entertainers (e．g．film stars, pop musicians or sports stars) are paid too much money．

Do you agree or disagree?

Which other types of job should be highly paid?

I agree with the view that stars in the entertainment business are usually over paid．This is true whether we are considering stars of film, sport or popular music, and it often seems that the amount of money they are able to earn in as short time cannot possibly be justified by the amount of work they do．

現(xiàn)象+觀點

E．g．8

Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems．

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

What other measures do you think might be effective?

There is no doubt that traffic and pollution from vehicles have become huge problems, both in cities and on motorways everywhere．Solving these problems is likely to need more than a simple rise in the price of petrol．

總之，如果要寫出一篇較好的雅思作文，建議考生們在開頭段落的描寫方面絕對要達到快速和準確這兩個要求，把時間控制在5分鐘之內(nèi)，把字數(shù)把握在30-40個單詞之間。

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