IB ENGLISH B HL, Paper 1, November, 2022, TZ0, Solved Past Paper

You belong to an online group interested in languages. One member has said that they feel different when speaking English to speaking in their home language. You wish to express your opinions to the group. Write a text to summarize the member's ideas, compare them to your own experiences, and express your own ideas about the relationship between language and identity.

Choose ONE of the text types from the options below.

• Email
• Interview
• Online forum posting

You read an article which claims that cities are responsible for most of the world's carbon emissions. You feel your city could be doing more. Write a text for your fellow citizens in which you describe one source of carbon emissions within your city, present measures to reduce the pollution it causes, and explain why the measures would benefit the population.

Choose ONE of the text types from the options below.

• Interview
• Online forum posting
• Set of guidelines

A building of great cultural significance has fallen into a state of neglect. The local council is now proposing to demolish it and replace it with a public park. You want to stop the council from going ahead with this plan. Write a text in which you explain why you oppose the demolition, suggest an alternative use for the building, and justify why your suggestion would be more useful for the community.

Choose ONE of the text types from the options below.

• Email
• Letter to the editor
• Set of guidelines