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Calling M25 students
Roll on May 8th and 9th To all M25 students, good luck next week in Paper 1 and Paper 2 respectively. Just one final push and all of your hard work will be rewarded. If you're looking for last-minute tips, why not check out the most recent posts...
3 May 2025
What's new and what's to come
Coming up on StudyIB EngLangLit Summer is here (for our Northern Hemisphere friends) and it's time to relax. Another cohort - the May 2024 students - have flown through their IB Diplomas and gained their results just two days ago. My best wishes...
8 July 2024
How can I succeed in English A?
What could I be doing now? As the evenings get lighter for our Northern Hemisphere friends, it's that time of the year again to ask what I could be doing to succeed in English A. The simple answer: subscribe to this site! If you are an IB1 student,...
6 March 2024
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Paper 1
Paper 1 - Dealing with Infographics
This page will help you deal with infographics, which is important for Paper 1.

Paper 1
Paper 1 - Student Examples: Comic Strip
This page will help you to consider the textual analysis of a comic strip, and allow you to assess student work.

Paper 1
Paper 1 - More Samples
This page will help you to know what to look for and how to respond effectively in Paper 1.

P1 - Examination Questions Free
Understanding the types of questions you will be asked, and the types of texts you will need to respond to, will help you perform to your best in the Paper 1 assessment: a guided textual analysis of previously unseen texts. What will I get? This...
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- Dear Mr. Neil,
This comes to appreciate your immense hard work in creating, collating and compiling all of these very relevant, well-timed resources in lucid, friendly language for all IBDP students and facilitators as well.
Gratitude and thanks!
Seethalakshmi SSeethalakshmi Subramanian, Mount Litera School (India) - Thanks for this great initiative. I like how the site is broken down and explained in different assessment areas.Chiranjeet Bhattacharyya, UWC Maastricht (Netherlands)
- Layout is very clear. Discussion of examples helpful.Amanda Holmes, Verdala International School (Malta)
- I found this site extremely helpful for my IO. I was on a rush and didn’t have an idea of what I wanted to work with but after reviewing the videos and information the site has about structuring the IO it was easier for me to do so, specially the: Individual Oral- Organising the 10 minutes.Mariana Calderon, Colegio La Floresta (El Salvador)