Assessment
Listening advice to students
. Here are some tips and techniques to make sure that students handle the Listening exam in as disciplined and methodical a way as possible. Remember that you have 5 minutes to read the question paper...
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August Updates Free
As those of us in the Northern Hemisphere kick off a new academic year, and those in the South gear up for the November exams, we thought we would share with you some of the changes to the site and suggestions...
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The Veldt by Ray Bradbury
Although this short story is 13 pages long, it has rich themes connected to human ingenuity with the topics of technology and scientific innovation. This story was written in 1950, but it is very appropriate...
DP essentials
2018 Criteria Analysed
Students submitting Extended Essays from May 2018 onwards will have to submit their Extended Essay according to the new Extended Essay Subject Guide. The marking criteria represent the most significant...
DP essentials
Categories overview
The Subject Guide 2018 for the Extended Essay in Engligh B offers three main categories for a student's essay. The second category has two sub-categories. Below is as explanation, with examples, to identify...
Literature
Girl with a Pearl Earring
In Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier has achieved something close to a perfect novel. Perfect? Well … the novel achieves an evidently successful and pleasing balance between apparent simplicity...
DP essentials
Language & TOK Free
Theory of Knowledge (TOK) is inherent in the teaching of any language, and so TOK is naturally and inevitably involved in the teaching of English B. Why? The teaching of English B should regularly involve...
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M25 HL Paper 1 Unpacked Free
Since the May 2025 examination session, I’ve seen much discussion on various social media platforms about Paper 1 in both time zones. While we can’t reproduce the prompts verbatim on the site for copyright...
Building a programme
Assessment
Assessing language competence is a profoundly difficult business. It's also a very big business - how many English Language tests alone are produced every year? The vast majority of these actually test...
Building a programme
NEW Grade boundary chart Free
The November 2020 exam session finally provided a clear idea of what the grade boundaries will be like under the 2018 Subject Guide. At last, the senior examiners in each component had a chance to analyse...