Happy beginning of September!
💪 Looking back at the month of August, how was it? Were you as productive as you hoped, or perhaps you faced some setbacks? In either case, this upcoming month is a great opportunity to start setting up healthy habits to become the best version of yourself! Keep pushing!
📖 With new DP1 students starting to get familiar with their subject contents and DP2 students working towards perfecting their skills, today’s newsletter is the perfect opportunity to read some useful tips related to Group 2: Language B!
From French to Arabic and Mandarin, check out today’s various resources covering study tips and resources to help you crush your Language B classes and exams!
🌟 Additionally, come meet our new Social Media Members. Similarly to our Ambassador team, this team is also one of IBlieve’s largest. Our social media leads and our post creators are committed towards creating IB-related content just for you!
Keep it up, you’ve got this!
💌 In this newsletter…
📊 Poll of the Day: Which Language B Assessment Are You MOST Confident In?
📚 Blog Posts: Subject specific and general Language B tips
🌟 Meet our NEW IBlieve Team Members
📲 Instagram Sneak Peek: Tips for Language B SL Oral
🎥 Youtube Sneak Peek: IB Students Play NEVER HAVE I EVER!
Cheering you on,
Sara Grmek 🇸🇮
Communications Lead at IBlieve
📊 Poll of the Day
📚 Blog Posts!
Whenever you have a question about IB, check out our Blog! With over 300 posts, you’re sure to find super helpful advice from our amazing IB graduates and students. Here are all our most recent articles related to Language B!
🇫🇷 🇨🇳 Language B Subject-Specific Tips
✨ HIGHLIGHT - Tips for French B SL
Do you take French B, and are looking for a quick list of tips? You’re at the right place. Read Victoria’s blog as she provides some study strategies to excel in French B!
🧠📖 General Language B Tips
✨ HIGHLIGHT - Tips for Language B SL: Oral
Your Language B Oral makes up 25% of your final Language B grade. Check out Rohit’s blog as he breaks down the steps before and during your IB Oral!
7 Tips on How to Learn Vocabulary from a Foreign Language Effectively
How to optimize third-party language learning apps to master a second language
For more general information related to Group 2: Language B, check out the following IB website link.
🌟 IBlieve NEW Team Member Introduction - Social Media Team
With the mid-2025 IBlieve applications closed, we are ready to introduce new IBlieve members to you 😊! We’re very excited to welcome all of them, and can’t wait to work together with them to help IB students globally.
🤝 Say hello to our new Social Media Lead and Post Creators! This team focuses on brainstorming and creating posts for our social media platforms, in order to grow IBlieve’s online presence and spread resources for IB students. Our Lead specifically coordinates and overlooks all team aspects, whereas our post creators use their creativity to design and create social media posts.
Check out our Instagram, Youtube, LinkedIn, and Spotify Podcast for more IB resources and tips!
Lily
Hello! My name is Lily and I'm currently studying the IB in Hong Kong 🇭🇰. As the IBlieve social media team co-lead, I'm most excited to work with other team members and come up with different social media ideas every week. I hope to study History/Data Science in the US in the future after my graduation. Fun fact about myself is, I love swimming 🏊♀️ and I'm a huge Game of Thrones fan 👑.
Jassimrat
Hi! My name is Jassimrat, I'm from Pune, India and I am currently in IB DP1! My favorite aspect of being a post creator for IBlieve is coming up with creative ideas and making content that other IB students can relate to. I plan to study economics and business in the future and I aspire to pursue a career in the economics field. Apart from studies, I love painting, designing and playing badminton. A fun fact about me is that I'm really good at photography!
Simran
Hey! My name is Simran, I’m from the Philippines 🇵🇭, and I am currently in my second year of the IB! My favorite aspect of being part a post creator on the Social Media Team at IBelieve would be the different people I get to meet across the world. I plan to take up medicine in college and I love sleeping so much (loll) Fun fact about myself is, I didn’t wanna do the IB in the first place, but here I am and I couldn’t trade it for anything else!
Ximena
Hiii! My name is Ximena, I’m from Mexico and I’m starting IB at Mexico. I’m a part of the basketball team, but I also love UN models, arts and music. I plan studying Marketing or Advertising in United States or Europe. A fun fact about me is that I loooove dogs.
Arella
Hi! My name is Arella, I’m Indonesian 🇮🇩 but currently based in Singapore 🇸🇬. I’ve finished the IB, and I’m excited to be part of IBlieve as a Post Creator on the Social Media Team! I studied design at university and am now pursuing a degree in Computer Science. I love all things creative and digital, and what excites me most about this role is being able to bring ideas to life visually while connecting with the community. Fun fact: I consider myself a true mala connoisseur 🔥🍜!
📲 Instagram Sneak Peek: Tips for Language B SL Oral
Speaking for 15 minutes in your second or third language is definitely super scary, but don’t fret!! 👀 Here are tips from Rohit on preparing, structuring, and answering questions for your Language B IOA!
🎥 Youtube Sneak Peek: IB Students Play NEVER HAVE I EVER!
IB students play Never Have I Ever: IB Edition. From crying over exams to spelling "baccalaureate" correctly, discover what all IB students have in common around the world. 🌏💫 Subscribe for new IB videos every week!
👋 See you next week!
Thanks so much for reading this week! We believe in you!
Cheers,
IBlieve Team
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