5.How Can We Express and Justify Our Opinions?
5. How Can We Express and Justify Our Opinions Effectively?
AT A GLANCE
Intention : Know how to express and justify opinions effectively.
Task : Practise justifying your opinions.
Duration : approx. 75 minutes
Material required : earphones ( optional)
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You will often need to justify some of your answers, arguments and opinions more thoroughly. Effectively justifying is not that difficult, but requires practice.
Preparation
Watch the following videos, the first one is on how you can express and justify your opinions more efficiently. The second deals with common mistakes students make when trying to justify their opinions.
How to Justify Your Opinion - Part 1 (4:27)
How to Justify Your Opinion: Traps to Avoid - Part 2 (2:42)
Carrying Out
Become a justification master! Play the following game to better detect what makes efficient justification and what does not.
Reflection
Before continuing, do you think you are ready to write a strong justification? If not, watch the videos again or ask your teacher for help.
What's Next?
Now that you know how to express and justify opinions, let’s put it into practice.