04 雅思写作:如何写文章开头 How to Write an Essay Introduction (With Focus on IELTS)

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Hello, I'm Oli, from Oxford Online English. In this lesson, we're going to look at writing an introduction to an essay or article, with a particular focus on the IELTS exam.

If you're writing an essay or something in English, knowing how to write a good introduction is super important, and it's something that a lot of students really find difficult. In this lesson, you can learn how to write an effective introduction to your essay; we'll look at some simple dos and don' ts.

Let's start with an example question. This question is from paper 2 of an IELTS exam. Pause the video and read it if you need time.

So, our question: "In cities and towns all over the world the high volume of traffic is a problem. What are the causes of this and what actions can be taken to solve this problem?"

It's from a real past IELTS exam. OK, so let's start with a question: what does a good introduction need to do?

A good introduction should do four things: grab your reader's attention and explain why your reader should care about this topic; address the question directly; give background information or general examples to make the topic more relevant; and four, you need to explain how you are going to approach the topic. Let's consider these points one by one.

Number one: grab your reader's attention. I think this is the most important part of an introduction.

If someone reads your first paragraph and doesn't care about the topic, and doesn't want to read what you have to say, you've done something wrong. After reading your introduction, your reader should want to know more about the topic and what you have to say.

This is important for any essay, even in an exam like IELTS. Your essay will always be marked by a human, not a robot or a computer.

Think about it: if you like someone, if someone's friendly and nice to you, you'll try harder to help them, right? In the same way, if your essay starts with an interesting introduction, your reader will want to like your essay.

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