我們先來看一道機經(jīng)真題:
Some people think that government should establish free libraries in each town.
While others believe that it is a waste of money since people can obtain information from the Internet at home.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
拿到這個題目,很多同學寫開頭都陷入了一種典型的模板化形式,筆下的開頭是這樣的:
Nowadays, the human society is progressing rapidly on various fronts. Yet at the same time, whether government should establish free libraries in each town has sparked much debate. Some people think government should establish free libraries in each town, while others believe that it is a waste of money since people can obtain information from the Internet at home. Personally, I am in favor of the former view.
不知道有沒有同學“躺槍”,寫這種開頭的同學,分數(shù)絕對不可能高于5.5,整個開頭幾乎可以說是在“自殺”,除了套模板,就是照搬原題,考官拿到這種開頭是絕對不會有好印象的。那真正好的開頭是什么樣子的呢?我們以劍8的TEST1中劍橋考官的給出的范文為例,來看看考官自己愛怎么寫開頭。先來看一下題目:
Some people think that parents should teach children how to be good members of society. Others, however, believe that school is the place to learn this. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
考官范文的開頭是這樣的:
A child’s education has never been about learning information and basic skills only. It has always included teaching the next generation how to be good members of society. Therefore, this cannot be the responsibility of the parents alone.
從這篇考官范文的開頭,我們不難看出,它并沒有模式化的“社會背景引入-提出正方觀點-再提出反方觀點-最后陳述自己觀點”,而是只做了兩件事:
一、給核心名詞下定義。
在本文中,即是給child’s education下了個定義,談了一下在作者看來,child’s education是什么樣的。
二、表明觀點或立場。
在本文中,即闡明孩子的教育問題不僅僅只關(guān)乎家長。所以,好的開頭可以“無模板,但有邏輯。”
翻翻劍橋雅思考官的范文,我們會發(fā)現(xiàn)很多考官在開頭段都只干了兩件事:下定義+ 表明觀點,或者是引出背景+表明觀點,還有很多考官范文開頭只是引出背景而已。所以,闡述題目中談及事件的背景才是開頭段應(yīng)該做的,而不是模式化的引出兩方觀點。