大學英語四級寫作的.佈局要求三段式或四段式的寫作模式，下面將分別從開頭段落、中間主體段落和結尾段落三部分來講解段落寫作技巧。
1) 開頭段落
首段要引人入勝，並幫助讀者抓住要領，易於領會全文;開頭方法有：
a. 引用名人名言;如：
As the proverb goes
It goes without saying that
There is no denying that
As everyone knows.
b. 數字統計;如：
According to a recent survey, about 78. 9% of the college students wanted to further their study after their graduation;
A recent study shows that
c. 描述現象現狀;如：
With the reform of Chinese higher education, more and more colleges and universities put emphasis on
Nowadays, some famous universities have become a hot tourist attraction.
d. 對立觀點陳述; 如：
Some people believe that while others argue that
2) 主體段落
主體段落由三部分組成，也就是主題句，推展句和結論句。
主題句概括段落的主要內容，它不僅確定段落的主題，而且限制該主題在本段落詳細討論的範圍。因此主題句是整個段落的綱領。
