作文常见的开头形式大致有以下几种：
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 Spent my lat vacation happily.
下面是题为“Honety”(谈诚实)一文中的开头：examda
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 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 tired， 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
即对要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 than anything ele， becaue book give u knowledge and knowledge give u power.[由好作文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.