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Blog

IB Italian B • Unit 2

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The blog post: A blog post (il blog / il post del blog) is a personal article published online for anyone to read. You share an experience or an opinion in a lively, friendly voice and you talk directly to your readers. In Paper 1 you choose it when the task asks you to write a blog post / an entry for a website. It's part of Unit 2: Text Types, so the marks come from getting its conventions and register right (Criterion C), not just the message.
il blog / il post (del blog)
the blog / the blog post (entry)
il titolo
the headline / title (often a question)
l'introduzione / l'aggancio iniziale
the intro / the hook that grabs the reader
il lettore / i lettori
the reader / the readers
la voce personale
the personal, opinionated voice
i commenti
the comments (readers reply below)
Spot it in the task: The task names the platform and the public. «Scrivi un post per il tuo blog…», «Scrivi un testo per il blog della tua scuola…» → a blog: written for many readers at once, in a personal but public voice. Read where it will be published and who reads it first.
Informal but public: A blog is informal yet public: in Italian you address many readers at once directly with voi (vi / vostro), in a lively, personal voice full of opinion and energy. You can use exclamations, rhetorical questions and «io» to share your experience. Consistency matters — slipping into the stiff, formal «Lei» kills the lively blog voice and costs you Criterion C.

Blog — do this

  • Ciao a tutti! Oggi voglio raccontarvi…
  • Sinceramente, mi è piaciuto tantissimo.
  • E voi, che ne pensate?

Avoid here

  • Gentili lettrici e lettori,
  • Il presente testo ha lo scopo di…
  • Si prega di lasciare i vostri commenti.
Talk TO your readers: A blog isn't a private letter and it isn't an essay. Address the crowd directly with voi (vi, vostro), keep the energy up, and let your personal opinion show from start to finish.

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The five parts: Every blog post follows the same shape. Hit all five parts and you've covered the conventions the examiner is looking for.

Blog — 5 parts

1

Catchy title

A short, eye-catching headline — often a question to the reader. «Tre giorni senza cellulare: ce la fareste?»

2

Hook / intro

Greet the readers and introduce your topic with energy. «Ciao a tutti! Oggi voglio raccontarvi…»

3

Body

Tell your story or argue your opinion in a personal voice — the longest part. «All'inizio è stato dura, ma poco a poco…»

4

Question to readers

Turn the topic back to your audience to spark a reply. «E voi, che ne pensate?»

5

Upbeat close

Sign off warmly and invite comments. «Alla prossima — lasciatemi i vostri commenti!»

Title → Hook → Body → Question → Close

Don't skip the frame: Students lose easy Criterion C marks by forgetting the catchy title or the question to readers — the two features that make a text feel like a real blog. They take seconds and show you know the text type — never leave them out.
A model, part by part: Here's a complete blog post built from the five parts above. Read it once for the message, then tap Mostra traduzione to check the English or 🔊 to hear it.

Modello: i 5 elementi in azione

Il post del blog finito, elemento per elemento

  1. Tre giorni senza cellulare: ce la fareste?
  2. Ciao a tutti! Oggi voglio raccontarvi una sfida un po' folle che mi sono dato la settimana scorsa: passare un intero fine settimana senza guardare il cellulare.
  3. All'inizio è stato davvero dura: ogni cinque minuti prendevo il telefono per abitudine. Ma poco a poco ho cominciato a leggere di più, a fare passeggiate e, soprattutto, a parlare davvero con la mia famiglia. Sinceramente, non dormivo così bene da tanto tempo.
  4. E voi, che ne pensate? Ce la fareste a resistere un fine settimana senza schermi?
  5. Vi incoraggio solo a provarci: magari scoprirete qualcosa, proprio come è capitato a me. Alla prossima — e lasciatemi i vostri commenti qui sotto!
Perché prende punti — why it scores: This short blog post earns marks on all three Paper 1 criteria — here's how:

A — Language /12

  • Lively, accurate language; «voi» throughout
  • Connectors & variety: «all'inizio», «poco a poco», «soprattutto», «ma»
  • Correct tenses (voglio, è stato, prendevo, ho cominciato)

B — Message /12

  • Clear purpose: shares an experience AND a reflection
  • Ideas developed (the challenge, the results)

C — Conceptual /6

  • Blog conventions: catchy title + question to readers
  • Consistent public-informal register («voi»)
  • Lively, personal, opinionated voice

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A toolkit you can reuse: Learn a few ready-made phrases for each part. They make your blog sound natural and save time in the exam. Tap 🔊 to hear them.

Per l'aggancio iniziale (hook)

  • Ciao a tutti! — Hi everyone!
  • Oggi voglio raccontarvi… — Today I want to tell you about…
  • Vi siete mai chiesti…? — Have you ever wondered…?

Per il corpo (opinion & story)

  • Vi racconto la mia esperienza… — Let me tell you about my experience…
  • Sinceramente… / Secondo me… — Honestly… / In my opinion…
  • All'inizio… ma poco a poco… — At first… but little by little…

Per la chiusura (question + close)

  • E voi, che ne pensate? — And what about you, what do you think?
  • Vi incoraggio solo a provarci. — I can only encourage you to try it.
  • Alla prossima! Lasciatemi i vostri commenti. — See you next time! Leave me your comments.
Use one from each: One hook, one or two opinion phrases in the body, and a question + sign-off at the end is plenty — and instantly makes the text feel like the real blog text type.

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Scrivi DUE frasi del CORPO di un blog in cui dai la tua opinione sui social media e la motivi con una ragione, in voce personale. [2 marks]

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