上一期的文章同学们了解了转述题目的各种方法，那么开头段如何给出个人观点呢?说到这必须安利第二个概念——“主题句”。一些同学只会表达I think...;I agree with this opinion. 或者I disagree with this view.这三句不是不对，而如果只会这几句句显然无法博得考官的青睐，分数低也是情理之中了。笔者在教学过程中经常碰到不知“何为主题句”或常犯主题句写作大忌的考生，白白丢了分数却不自知。

　　主题句，即作者自己明确的观点，在全文中起提纲挈领的作用。

　　主题句的“禁忌”：

　　1. 句子残缺

　　2. 疑问句

　　3. 太宽泛或太具体

　　4. 列举事实或分论点

　　5. 主题不明

　　触犯主题句“禁忌”的例子：

　　1. First, about education. 这句是不是完整的句子?没有主语、谓语，显然不完整。

　　2. Why is broad horizon important?这句是疑问句。

　　3. Children growing up in metropolises, chances are good that they will have a promising future. 美好未来是指哪方面，讨论的范围太过宽泛?

　　4. Youngsters in big cities are indirectly in possession of various educational resources.本句可作为分论点论述过程中的论据，而不是主题句。

　　5. A myriad of people have become well-educated; and an increasing number of people choose to foster their children in the downtown. 这句有多个主题，陈述现象而非给出个人观点。

　　主题句练习

　　1. Young people today are more likely to invest their time and effort on improving the world than young people in the past.

　　2. Students are more interested in politics today than before?

　　3. People will spend less time cooking and preparing food in twenty years than they do today.

　　4. It is easier to maintain good health nowadays than it was in the past.

　　5. The personal and work-related challenges that young people face today are not very different from the challenges their parents and grandparents faced in the past.