1.通過媒體報道把問題呈現在讀者面前，引發思考

　　例如在寫關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 pastfive 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.

　　中山大學最近做的一個研究表明，在過去五年里，吸煙人數急劇上升。研究結果同時顯示，吸煙導致的疾病發病率也急劇增長。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在讀者面前，從而引出吸煙比例急劇上升造成的危害，引發讀者思考。

　　2.提出有爭議性的問題，激發讀者興趣，使其積極參與討論

　　例如在寫到警察是否應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 introver ted, pessimistic, indifferent and even world-weary. Recently, there has arisen a fierce argument on whether corporal punishment should be abolished. Teachers, parents and exper ts take diverse attitudes towards this issue.

　　據報道在父親節那天，珠海有個小男孩被爸爸打死了。充分的證據也顯示，經常遭父母或老師虐 待的小孩往往比較內向、悲觀、冷漠甚至厭世。近來關于是否應該廢除體罰出現了一場激烈的爭論，老師、家長和專家各執一詞。

　　當讀者看到這個話題時產生了濃厚的興趣進而引起了對這件事情的思考。