NOTE: This reousrce was made for SL students but is easily adaptable for HL, with some edits required This is a PowerPoint guiding students through the key features of writing a blog for the IBDP English B SL Paper 1 Writing examination. Includes a breakdown of the Net-Sieve-Spine approach to planning a blog, as well as a simplified blog writing frame, a compilation of old exam questions from the SL paper and a PowerPoint displaying a practice task for students to engage with.

A handy introductory PowerPoint to show some of the key elements of speech writing. The final slide on connectives especially helped my students.

A handy PowerPoint to introduce students and parents to the English B course. The slides breakdown the requirements of each paper of the examinations as well as the difference in expectations between SL & HL. Themes and text types are also given attention, with the slides acting as a stimulus for student/parent questions on the course.

This PowerPoint shows students exactly what they must do to achieve a high grade and dissects a sample IGCSE ESL Exercise 7 question & answer, highlighting the areas that are key. I made this as I felt I did not have access to a resource of the same ilk and feel that it is something all IGCSE ESL students need clear guidance on if they are to be successful. Also incldued is a word doc of the completed sample answer for distribution to students after the presentation lessons.

A workbook tailored to my SL students but also applicable to lower ability HL students or those who want to practice more casually. Workbook includes: Specific exercises focusing on themes Language exercises (vocabulary expansion pack, idiom activities) Focused skills-based exercises (working out from context, listening) Exam practice (past paper included for reading) Opportunities for research Reading activities A quick and easy resource to distribute to a range of student types to keep them progressing over the summer months.

This is a comprehensive PowerPoint that breaks down an exam question from 2016. It shows students exactly what they must do to achieve a high grade and dissects a sample answer, highlighting the areas that are key. I made this as I felt I did not have access to a resource of the same ilk and feel that it is something all IGCSE ESL students, teachers and tutors can benefit from. Included is the full PowerPoint presentation and a Word doc of the question and sample answer for student reference.An extension activity could see students highlighting and identifying the verb tense being used in each sentence of the sample answer.

A short PowerPoint presentation outlining the key tips that students need to take on board to do well in the listening section of the IGCSE ESL examination. My students found this very helpful.

A short section-by-section breakdown of the paper. This helped my students to get their heads around what was required by the examination.

A quick guide with some simple tips to follow for the listening exam. I use this to start students off before they attempt to put the strategies into use by way of sustained practice.