雅思英语作文用Nowadays开头有问题吗？

在写英语作文时，估计大部分人都试过用Nowadays开头。类似Nowadays, with the development of society...的开头比比皆是。

在雅思英语作文中，是否也适合用Nowadays来开头呢？

答案当然是可以使用。考官并不会因为大家使用Nowadays开头而扣分。尽管如此，大家还是应该注意到，不是每篇英语作文都适合使用Nowadays开头。

然而，当我们使用Nowadays的时候，应该是在对现在和过去进行比较。例如：Fifty years ago, only the rich could afford international holidays, but nowadays foreign travel is relatively inexpensive.（50年前，只有富人才能负担得起出国度假，然而现如今，出国旅游却相对没那么昂贵了）。这里使用Nowadays比较50年前和现在的出国旅游。

因此，如果大家使用Nowadays开始英语作文时，是在比较过去和现在，则没有任何问题。否则就是用错了。

许多雅思考官也并不推荐大家使用Nowadays开头，因为看起来比较初级。所以如果大家有更好的方法开头，尽可能不要使用Nowadays.

下面是考官推荐的几种常见方法：

1. It is true that
2. People have mixed views about
3. Many people argue that
4. It is undeniable that

下面是某考生使用it is true that 开头写的一段满分作文开头段，值得大家好好研究。

Caring for children is probably the most important job in any society. Because of this, all mothers and fathers should be required to take a course that prepares them to be good parents. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?

满分开头段如下：

It is true that

parents shoulder a huge responsibility and that raising children is by no means an easy task. However, I completely disagree with the idea that we should therefore force all mothers and fathers to attend parenting courses.

上面题目和开头段中值得大家学习的短语：

• Caringfor children 照看小孩
• A course that prepare them to be good parents 帮助他们成为合格父母的课程
• shoulder a huge responsibility 承担巨大的责任
• raising children 抚养小孩
• is by no means an easy task 不是一件容易的事
• force all mothers and fathers to attend parenting courses 强迫父母参加父母技能课程