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9 Aug 2026
New Year, New Guide?
In the land of English B, we are anxiously awaiting our new Language B guide from the IB. We will share with you what we know so far so we can all keep calm and plan on! The most important question is...
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Hi Benjamin, Glad to hear you like the tasks! I totally understand your point about going screen-free. I know of many schools that are following similar paths. The challenge in English B is that the digital exams aren't far off, so we will need...
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Hi Seohyun, I'm so pleased to hear your students have enjoyed Born a Crime! I'm teaching it this year too, and we're at a similar point. Don't worry - the unit is still there! Because it's a complete unit, along with the Short Stories, we've...
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A lovely task, thank you for sharing this. Can I please ask that we have paper options to print for students to complete the questions? We have moved away from screens in our school and are including more tasks on paper. This is to ensure the...
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Hi Joe, Thank you for explaining where the unit is. I’m glad it’s still available, and I look forward to using the rest of it with my students. I have one question about the English B HL requirement: since Born a Crime is a memoir,...
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