IB English B HL Notes

Aimnova offers free IB English B HL revision notes for the current syllabus, covering all five prescribed themes from Identities to Sharing the Planet. Each topic includes clear explanations, model English texts, audio listening practice, grammar walkthroughs, spaced-repetition flashcards, and IB-style practice questions with AI feedback — no sign-up required to read the notes.

IB English B HL shares the same five prescribed themes and core grammar as SL, but expects a wider command of the language: more demanding listening and reading texts, a longer written task in Paper 1 (450–600 words), and a literature component — two works of literature studied in English, with the individual oral built around a literary extract. These notes build the vocabulary, text types, and the range and accuracy HL examiners reward — verb tenses, articles, prepositions, and natural, varied English.

These notes are organised across eight study units — the five themes plus dedicated units on text types, grammar, Paper 1 writing, Paper 2 listening and reading, the individual oral, and the HL literature component — so you can revise systematically for Paper 1 (one 450–600-word written task, 25%), Paper 2 (listening and reading, 50%), and the internally assessed individual oral built on a literary extract (25%).