Exam Preparation Guide for International Baccalaureate

Language B Paper 1: Writing

Bespoke guidance and exam-style practice for Higher Level Paper 1: Writing.

Divided into 7 sections that enable the development of skills and knowledge required to succeed in the exam.

A well-researched and well-written resource that will augment French B teaching

C Westwood, HoD & Peer Reviewer

Section 1: clear guidance on the exam and key requirements

Section 2: introduction to writing objectives – including audience, context, cultures, purposes, register, style and meaning

Section 3: approaching different text types – including blogs, articles, emails, online forums, letters and leaflets

Section 4: tips on planning and writing – including interpreting information, planning key points, expressing opinions and analysis

Section 5: 15 original exam-style practice questions, organised by the 5 IB themes
  • enables students to revise key knowledge and vocab in specific contexts
  • allows teachers to mix and match to create mock papers
Section 6: 5 model essays; 1 per IB theme
  • exemplifies new vocab, grammar, structures and approaches which students can apply to their own essays

Section 7: activity answers and indicative content

Plus!

  • Explanations, practical examples and tips to encourage learning of the key requirements of the exam
  • Activities throughout sections 1–6 to help students consolidate understanding and apply skills
  • Blank vocab mind maps for each of the 5 IB themes to aid learning and revision

Also available: Exam Preparation Guides for IB Language B Paper 2: Reading for Spanish and French

What do teachers say about this resource? (12130)

I thought it was a well-researched and well-written resource that will augment French B teaching. The vocabulary lists and specimen answers are ambitious but accessible. The main educational value of this resource is the expansion of students’ global cultural horizons and complex linguistic knowledge that is built up through the various activities in this resource. The resource delivers confidence in French in transactional tasks and strengthen students’ abilities to justify their opinions and consider both sides of an argument.

C Westwood, HoD & Peer Reviewer