1. Restatement of the Topic 

大作文的题目都会给出相关情景或话题，在首段中应先对题目中的情景或话题进行展开。

方法一 : 改写。即按照题目所给的内容，用不同的表达方法重新写一遍，千万不能抄袭。

注意 ：改一两个词不算改写，一定要将整个表达方式改掉。

方法二：自己展开。即根据题目所谈到的话题内容适当展开，简单谈谈目前社会中的情况怎样。

注意： 不要谈的太多，更加不能偏题，与题目话题毫不相干。

 2. Express Your Opinion 

大作文的题目中一般会问你 do you agree or disagree 或 what do you think 等，因此必须与之相对应的在首段中表明你的观点。

方法一：中立观点(即辩证表达)。即可以说某种做法既有好又有坏;对某种观点又有人同意又有人不同意等等。

说明： 比较好的表达如：I partly agree with the opinion expressed above.

不要说：some people agree while others don’t agree.这可不是中立地表达自己的观点。

所谓中立，其实是辩证的关系!老外看问题比较辩证，一般不会一棍子打死。

方法二：一边倒观点。即直截了当的说赞成某个观点或不赞成某个观点等等。

 3. No Excessive Background 

大作文首段中只要涵盖以上两要素即可，不要写过多不相干的展开内容，更不要将理由(即主体段的分论点)写进去，否则主体段就没内容写了。

例如：

Schools should teach children some academic subjects which will be beneficial to their future careers. Therefore, other subjects such as music and sports are not important. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

Schools are responsible primarily for teaching students academic abilities which they will use in their future careers and therefore some feel that extracurricular activities such as music and sports are extraneous and should not be included in their curricula. The inclusion of such activities, however, is vital to the complete development of a young mind and cannot be absent from the scholastic experience. (63 words)