1. 开门见山，揭示主题
文章一开头就交待清楚文章的主题是什么。如：“ How I Spent My Vacation ”（我怎样度假）的开头是：
I pent my lat vacation happily.
下面是题为“ Honety ”（谈诚实）一文中的开头：
Honety i one of the bet virtue. An honet man i alway truted and repected. On the contrary， one who tell lie i regarded a a “ liar ” ， and i looked upon badly by honet people.
2. 交代人物、事情、时间或环境开头
在文章的开头，先把人物、事件和环境交待清楚。例如“ A Trip to Jinhan ”（去金山旅游）的开头：
The day before yeterday my cla went on a bu trip to Jinhan. The bu ride there took three hour. The long trip made u very tried， but the ight of the beautiful ea refrehed u.
3. 回忆性的开头
用回忆的方法来开头。例如“ A Trip to the Taihan Mountain ”（泰山游）的开头是：
I remember my firt trip to the Taihan Mountain a if it were yeterday.
4. 概括性的开头
即要对在文章中叙述的人或事先作一个概括性的介绍。如“ The Happine of Reading Book ”（读书的快乐）的开头：
People often ay that gold and ilver are the mot valuable thing in the world. But I ay that to read book i more valuable that anything ele， becaue book give u knowledge and knowledge give u power.[由www.hAozuowEn.com整理]
5. 介绍环境式的开头
即开头利用自然景物或自然环境引出要介绍的事物。如“ An Accident ”（一场事故）的开头是：
It wa a rainy and windy morning. The ky wa gloomy， the temperature wa low， and the treet wa nearly empty. I wa on my way back to chool. Suddenly， a peeding car came round the corner.
6. 交待写作目的的开头
在文章的一开头就交待写作目的，如通过文章要表扬谁，批评谁，或说明一个什么问题等。如“ Pollution Control ”（控制污染）的开头：
In thi article I hall draw your attention to the ubject of pollution control.