1.“開門見山”式開頭

　　一般來說，文章的開頭應盡量做到“開門見山”，即要用簡單明了的語言引出文章的話題，使人一開始就能了解文章要說明的內容。

　?、賹τ跀⑹骂惖奈恼拢梢栽陂_頭把人物、時間、事件和環(huán)境交代清楚。

　　如“A Trip to Huangshan(黃山之旅)”的開頭可以是：Last month,my family went to Huangshan by train.It took us ten hours to get there.What a long and tiring journey!We were tired but the beautiful scenery excited us.

　?、趯τ谡撌鲂缘奈恼拢梢栽陂_頭處先闡明自己的觀點，接著展開進一步的論述。

　　如“The Time and the Money(時間和金錢)”的開頭可以是：Most people say that money is more important than time.But I don’t think so.First,when money is used up,you can earn it back，but……

　　2.回憶性開頭

　　在描述事件或游記類的文章中，采用回憶性的開頭往往更能吸引人的眼球。這種類型的開頭中通常含有描述自己心情或情緒的詞匯，如never forget(永遠無法忘記)、remember(記得)、unforgettable(難以忘懷的)、exciting(令人激動的)、surprising(令人驚訝的)、sad(難過的)……

　　如“A Trip to Huangshan(黃山之旅)”的開頭還以這樣寫：I will never forget my first trip to Huangshan.或It was really an unforgettable experience I had.

　　3.疑問性開頭

　　在敘事類或論述性的文章中，都可采用疑問型開頭，這樣既可以吸引者的注意又容易抓住中心。

　　如“Planting Trees(種樹)”的開頭可以是：Have you ever planted trees?Don’t you think planting trees is……

　　再如“Traveling Abroad(出國之旅)”的開頭可以是：If you have an opportunity to travel abroad,why not consider Singapore？

　　4.倒敘式開頭

　　在有的文章，特別是敘事類的文章中，可以采用倒敘的寫作手法，先寫出事件的結果，再陳述過程。

　　如“Catching Thieves(捉賊)”的開頭可以這樣寫：I lay in bed in the hospital.I smiled at my friends even though my legs hurt.Do you want to know what happened to me?Let me tell you.It’s a...story.