How to write an introduction
First of all, avoid these unimaginative phrases:
Instead, try some of these ideas to hook your readers:
idea | example |
|---|---|
rhetorical question | Have you ever wondered why young people are finding it so difficult to live without their smartphones? |
fact / figures | Recently, a survey revealed that more than two thirds of children aged ten or eleven own a smartphone. |
human interest story / anecdote | The other day I saw a group of teenagers sitting in a street café. None of them was talking to each other – everyone was busy staring at his or her smartphone. |
quote | Steve Jobs once said, "Computers will revolutionize the way we learn". |
Then, find a transition to move on to the topic of your essay (e.g. as stated in your task).
idea | example |
|---|---|
rhetorical question | Have you ever wondered why young people are finding it so difficult to live without their smartphones? They accompany them wherever they go, and a teenager in an area without any Wi-Fi or network seems to have become just another word for 'crisis'. So is it fair to say that these days young people have become addicted to their smartphones? |
fact / figures | Recently, a survey revealed that more than two thirds of children aged ten or eleven own a smartphone. It is a fact that younger and younger children have access to smartphones these days. But is this trend beneficial to a child's wellbeing? Wouldn't it be much better to keep children away from smartphones? |
human interest story / anecdote | The other day I saw a group of teenagers sitting in a street café. None of them was talking to each other – everyone was busy staring at his or her smartphone. Twenty years ago, they would have been engaged in a lively discussion. And it is not just teenagers who fall victim to this kind of behaviour. Wherever there are many people in one place, these days most of them will be self-absorbed, looking at their smartphones. So is it right to say that smartphones kill communication? |
quote | Steve Jobs once said, "Computers will revolutionize the way we learn". And as we can see today, Jobs was not the only person to believe in the educational power of computers. Schools all over the world are computerizing their classrooms on a massive scale in order to help their students increase their academic performance. But the question is whether computers are really able to help students to learn better. |