一個漂亮的開頭，往往是寫作成功的一半。尤其在雅思寫作考試中，好的開頭往往能夠在瞬間吸引考官的眼球，留下良好的第一印象。那么，我們怎樣才能寫漂亮的引言段呢?首先，我們要做到開門見山，明確寫作話題和目的。如何才能做到開門見山?

　　1. 采用媒體報道引出話題，把問題呈現(xiàn)在讀者面前，引起讀者思考

　　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。

　　2. 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，讓大家各抒己見進行討論。

　　3. 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)生了濃厚的興趣進而引起了對這件事情的思考。

　　4. 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.