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Year 13 Summer Booster for IB Paper 1

About the course

Build a strong foundation for IB English with this focused Y13 Pre-IB Booster, designed to develop the analytical and writing skills essential for success in Paper 1. The course introduces students to a wide range of non-literary texts, helping them confidently approach unseen material.

Through guided practice, students learn how to analyse structure, language, and writer’s intentions across text types such as articles, cartoons, photography, adverts, blogs, and speeches. Emphasis is placed on crafting clear thesis statements, developing insightful analysis, and writing effective introductions and conclusions.

Students will:

  • Gain confidence analysing unseen non-literary texts
  • Learn key terminology for a range of text types
  • Develop strong essay structure, from planning to full responses
  • Improve analytical depth and clarity of written expression

Regular Paper 1 style practice and targeted homework tasks ensure students are well-prepared to begin IB English with confidence and a clear skill set.

Class times:

  • Tues 6:40 pm-8:10 pm (China Standard Time (CST))

Price:

£360

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Y13 Summer Booster
Expert advice from an experienced IB teacher
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Twelve 90-minute live lessons
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Gain confidence analysing unseen non-literary texts
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Learn key terminology for a range of text types
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Develop strong essay structure, from planning to full responses
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Improve analytical depth and clarity of written expression
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Targeted homework
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Exam practices
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Advice and feedback for future improvements
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Full coverage of IB English Paper 1 (HL/SL)
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£360
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Testimonials

Amazing guidance and content preparation. Especially with paper 2, all of the material that we went over during class was very useful, targeted, and precise, helping a lot with building your own analysis based on strong foundations.

Y13 IB student, Beijing

These classes genuinely helped me so much! So well organised, and the extra resources provided such as authors intents, quote banks, or main techniques really helped make the essay writing process easier. And of course Miss O’Rourke is an amazing teacher and paid so much attention to small details which really elevated my understanding of the texts we studied!

Viktoria, Year 13 IB student, Beijing

Sarah is a fantastic teacher – friendly but focused with thoughtful, logical lesson planning and a much appreciated willingness to flex with your needs.

If you are looking to pass an exam or just learn language life skills you will find no-one better!

Emma, Parent to Year 10 IGCSE student

Syllabus

Tuesday Live Lesson Homework
1 Articles: Analysing structure and writing thesis statements Introduction and main body paragraph
2 Cartoons: Cartoon terminology and writer's intentions Essay plan
3 Photography: Photography terminology, roadmaps and topic sentences Full Paper 1 practice
4 Adverts and PSAs: Advert terminology and essay planning Create revision tool for terminology
5 Blogs: Developing analysis Full Paper 1 practice
6 Speeches: Great introductions and conclusions Write introduction and conclusion

Please be aware that the time zone is China Standard Time. Lessons will be recorded and available for sale to other students.

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