雅思写作比较常规的写法是对议论文的话题作背景陈述，大致介绍下题目中涉及的事物或行为在当今社会的情况。这种写作方式中规中矩，不会出错，但是很难出彩。这样的成都雅思作文开头段总是在用" Nowadays... "、" With the development of... "等句型，考官一看就知道是背的模板句，很难获得好感。
简而言之，想要首段出彩，最重要的技巧就是个性化的表达，可以把文章的背景介绍与自己的亲身经历相结合，使文章显得与众不同，更加鲜活，引起考官的注意。来看一个例子：People in the modern world are enjoying greater wealth but they are not as fit and active as they were in the past. What are the reasons？ Suggest some measures to solve this problem.用些不一样的方式和句型来表达：I keep on nodding in agreement when seeing the background information of the question. I have always been struggling not to be overweight. Unfortunately， like most others， I failed. As to why people nowadays are not as fit and active as they were，various factors can be identified. 从上面的例子可以看到，一个好的开头段对雅思写作的作用不言而喻，所以大家在准备自己的成都雅思作文时，要记得让自己的表达更加个性化。