雅思作文开头当中比较常规的写法是在开头段的开始对议论文的话题作背景陈述，通常是大致介绍雅思作文考题中所涉及的事物或行为在当今社会的总体情况或特征。这种写作方式中规中矩，非常常见，但是一看就是千篇一律，非常容易给人以模板话地印象，很难表现出个性化色彩。
这样的雅思作文开头导致很多文章总是在用" Nowadays... "、" With the development of... "等套句，甚至于让考官一看就知道是从模板抽出来的。
雅思作文开头写作当中最重要的技巧就是要有个性化的表达，个性化的表达可以使文章的背景介绍与自己的亲身经历相结合，使文章变得更为鲜活，开头段便显得与众不同，引起考官的注意。下面来看一个例子：
People in the modern world are enjoying greater wealth but they are not as fit and active as they were in the past. What are the reasons? Suggest some measures to solve this problem.
个性化引言段
I keep on nodding in agreement when seeing the background information of the question. I myself have always been struggling not to be overweight. Unfortunately, like most others, I failed. As to why people nowadays are not as fit and active as they were, various factors can be identified.
从上面的例子当中我们可以看到，一个好的开头段对雅思作文写作的作用不言而喻，所以大家在准备自己的雅思作文开头写作的时候，一定要记得要让自己的开头更加的个性化，这样才能更加的突出。