Subject
Language B
IB Diploma Programme Language B teaching and study resources.
Subject overview
The Language B hub gathers overview material for this IB Diploma Programme subject. Content is added progressively rather than published as empty pages.
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Language B is taught by Marlbridge today, for each qualification below — these are distinct qualifications with different syllabuses and assessments. Pick the one your school enters you for.
Study resources
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Revision Notes
How DP Language B Is Assessed: Revision Notes
Condensed recall notes on the assessment structure -- papers, weightings and the individual oral -- for IB Diploma Programme Language B, common to SL and HL.
Language B · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Study Guides
IB DP Language B: Sharing the Planet -- Theme
Environment, human rights, peace and conflict, equality, globalization, ethics, and urban/rural environments -- one of the five compulsory themes of IB Diploma Programme Language B, first assessment 2020, examined through unseen material on Paper 2.
Language B · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Study Guides
IB Diploma Programme Language B: Syllabus Guide
The five prescribed themes of IB Diploma Programme Language B -- identities, experiences, human ingenuity, social organization, sharing the planet -- with their guiding principles and recommended topics, for first assessment 2020.
Language B · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Revision Notes
IB DP Language B: Identities -- Revision Notes
Condensed revision notes on the compulsory Identities theme of IB Diploma Programme Language B -- vocabulary, discussion angles and receptive-skills preparation for one of the five prescribed themes.
Language B · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Revision Notes
IB DP Language B: Sharing the Planet -- Theme Revision Notes
Condensed revision notes on IB Diploma Programme Language B's Sharing the planet theme -- environment, human rights, peace and conflict, equality, globalization, ethics, urban and rural environments -- with vocabulary-building and comprehension-practice guidance.
Language B · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Study Guides
IB DP Language B: Identities
The nature of the self and what it means to be human -- lifestyles, health and well-being, beliefs, subcultures, and language and identity -- one of five compulsory themes of IB Diploma Programme Language B, first assessment 2020, examined through unseen material on Paper 2.
Language B · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Subject Guides
IB Diploma Programme Language B: Subject Overview
An overview of IB Diploma Programme Language B -- a language acquisition course for students with some prior experience of the target language, built around five prescribed themes.
Language B · International Baccalaureate · IB
Practice resources
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Practice Questions
IB DP Language B: Sharing the Planet -- Practice Questions
Original comprehension-style practice questions with full worked answers on the Sharing the planet theme, plus a Paper 1 writing-task planning exercise, for IB Diploma Programme Language B.
Language B · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Practice Questions
IB DP Language B: Identities -- Practice Questions
Original comprehension-style practice questions with full worked answers on the Identities theme, plus a Paper 1 writing-task planning exercise, for IB Diploma Programme Language B.
Language B · International Baccalaureate · IB
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What is Language B?
An IB Diploma Programme language acquisition course for students with some previous experience of the target language, built around five prescribed themes: identities, experiences, human ingenuity, social organization and sharing the planet.
Does Marlbridge teach this subject?
Yes, at IB Diploma Programme level, Standard Level (SL) and Higher Level (HL).
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