Full IB English B oral practice with target-language transcription, examiner-style follow-up questions, and criterion-based feedback.
This English B practice page gives criterion-by-criterion feedback and a mark. SL practice uses a visual stimulus, while HL practice uses a literary extract. Both flows include questions and conversation in English.
For SL, the strongest English B presentation moves from accurate description of the image to interpretation and target-culture links. For HL, the strongest presentation uses the literary extract as evidence for developed observations. The discussion then broadens into follow-up questions and course-theme conversation.
Useful practice evidence requires more than correctness. Aim for understandable and varied English, relevant ideas, developed answers, and enough independence to keep the conversation alive.
Marksy marks your oral against the IB assessment criteria below and gives a mark for each.
Whether a listener can understand the intended meaning in spoken English without repeatedly reconstructing it.
Whether answers move beyond fragments by adding a relevant reason, example, or explanation.
Whether the response engages with the supplied stimulus, extract, or topic instead of becoming a generic speech.
Whether the speaker understands, responds, contributes, and recovers when communication becomes difficult.
Build reusable English phrases for describing, interpreting, agreeing, qualifying, and extending an answer.
For SL, practise moving from visible details to cultural meaning and personal interpretation.
For HL, prepare extract references that support observations rather than a memorized plot summary.
Answer practice questions with a claim, reason, example, and short extension.
Rehearse repair strategies for asking clarification while staying in the target language.