Much appreciated!
Report (official)Hello. A news report is a report on an event that is communicated to a specific audience, such as inhabitants of a certain city, region of a country or a country itself. More specifically, it imitates a journalistic style of who, what,...
Report (official)Thanks very much for your reply. That clarifies what I thought.
SL OralsHello Chris. Thanks for the question. You should have a variety of stimuli where each one can be related to each one of the themes. In fact, you must have one stimulus for each of the five themes, therefore only having two themes...
SL OralsHello, May you please clarify the difference between a news report and the report (official)? Thanks in advance.
Report (official)Hi, I would just like to know if there is any issue if the majority of students end up choosing the same theme? I have very few students doing SL, and they are more familiar with the themes of identity and experiences than the other themes. Thanks...
SL OralsHi Maura, Thanks for your question. In general, they are both similar. On the list of productive text types for paper 1 lists them in the same category. I believe the context of the prompt will differentiate any nuances between them. Overall,...
Social Media/Online Forum PostHi, Could you please clarify the difference between a social media posting and an online forum? Thanks so much in advance. All the best, Maura
Social Media/Online Forum PostHi Sasha, Another great question. I think your question is why the IB marks holistically. The "Yours sincerely" could be considered more on the informal side if the register and tone of the email are informal overall. However, it could...
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Hi! I have a question on short answer questions. Is it acceptable if the student writes the whole sentence instead of the accurate phrase as the answer? For example, to answer the question 'What does Roda's disability enable her to offer UNICEF?',...
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