1. Definition:
Show adequate grounds for decisions or conclusions.
2. Examples:
-You are the principal of a school. Justify your decision to forbid smoking on the school premises.
-Write a letter to the editor of ‘The Independent’ in answer to this article. Refer to whatever you think are the most important aspects in connection to the handling and scientific progress of genetic engineering and justify your views.
-Death penalty is still a common phenomenon in many US states. How do politicians justify their refusal to abolish death penalty? Include your own opinion into your answer and justify your view on the topic.
-These days, drug abuse among young adults and even children is one of the most important topics our society is confronted with. How can we stop young people to drink alcohol at a very young age? Justify your ideas.
3. Description:
Write down your own view/opinion on a given topic. Give reasons for your decision or conclusion you draw according to the text. You have to justify your opinion by giving good reasons for or against the topic to make your view transparent for the reader.
4. Useful Vocabulary:
-To give grounds/reasons for a point of view
-To give a justification for…
-To present an explanation of…
-The government justifies its decision on two grounds, namely…
-I agree with the writer’s argument that…is justified in so far as…
-The justification for this policy is said to be…, but this is not the case.
-To begin with, it is undeniable that…
-On the contrary, experience suggests that…is the case.
-The author’s position is less a justification than an excuse.
-The fact (of the matter) is…
-To demonstrate/ show that a decision/ opinion
is justified/reasonable
by Sarah Stöppel
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