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This page has been designed for students taking the Spanish ABinitio course in the IB Diploma Programme. It will provide students with helpful vocabulary, some sample essays from IB students, tips on how to ace the exam and orals, and much more! Please mail back to us if you find this site useful. If any visitor to this site finds anything which he/she feels is incorrect or wrongly presented, please mail to us and we will make a correction as soon as possible.
What IB Spanish ABinitio is all about...The IB Spanish ABinitio course is taken by most people to take an easy grade out in Group 2, and also because they find other languages like French and German beating the living daylights out of their heads! But this course is not at all an easy way out. It still takes a lot of dedicaton and regular practice. If you want to succeed in this course, you really have to work. Learning vocabulary and acquainting yourself with Spanish culture is inevitably necessary. And most of all, you have to be fluent in your speech when it comes to taking the oral examination. However, it is encouraged that you enjoy learning the language instead of taking it as a burden (which most people tend to do!). People get freaked out when writing essays or speaking with their teacher. But even then, it is not that hard and can be easily mastered. This site will help you do it in due time.
IB Spanish ABinitio Syllabus.pdf
IB Spanish ABinitio Syllabus
PPT
Useful link
Past Exam papers
IB Spanish
IB Spanish is one of the subjects offered in the International Baccalaureate Diploma program for students aged 16-19. There are 3 levels of IB Spanish (in increasing level of difficulty) that are offered by IB Schools in many countries around the world:
IB Spanish Ab Initio
The IB Spanish Ab Initio programme is meant for students with little or no knowledge of the Spanish language. Students usually take the IB Spanish Ab Initio exam after a minimum 150 hours of study. Interactive, productive and receptive skills are developed through contextualized study of language, texts and themes.
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IB Spanish Ab Initio Online CourseSpanish has an online revision course to prepare students to sit for the IB Spanish Ab Initio exam. Download details of our IB Spanish Online Course here
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IB Spanish Ab Initio AssessmentsFor the IB Spanish Ab Initio program, students have two assessments:
(a) External assessment: This consists of an examination with 2 exam papers:
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IB Spanish Ab Initio TopicsThe IB Spanish Ab Initio course is organized into three themes:
IB Spanish Ab Initio VocabularyDownload IB Spanish Ab Initio Vocabulary here
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IB Spanish Ab Initio Past PapersTo download IB Spanish Ab Initio Past Papers, click here
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B Spanish SL ThemesThe IB Spanish SL course is organized into 3 core themes (all compulsory):
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IB Spanish B TopicsIB Spanish B topics can be anything related to Hispanic culture, society and history can be studied, as well as issues relating to young people and the international community, for example:
IB Spanish B SL SyllabusDownload the IB Spanish B SL Syllabus here
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IB Spanish B Text TypesThe IB Spanish course is intended to prepare students to be able to understand and write a variety of types of texts, including:
IB Spanish B HL
Text TypesThe IB Spanish HL course is intended to prepare students to be able to understand and write a variety of types of texts, including:
IB Spanish B SLThe IB Spanish B SL programme is meant for students with 2-5 years experience of learning the Spanish language. Students usually take the IB Spanish SL exam after a minimum 150 hours of study. Interactive, productive and receptive skills are developed through contextualized study of language, texts and themes.
For the IB Spanish Ab Initio program, students have two assessments:
(a) External assessment: This consists of exercises to demonstrate understanding of authentic print texts based on the core themes (receptive skills), two writing exercises, one based on the core and the other based on the options (productive skills), and a written assignment based on one of the literary texts (integrating receptive and productive skills).
(b) Internal assessment: This tests students’ abilities in listening and speaking in a genuine conversation format (integrating receptive, productive and interactive skills). Internal assessment consists of an individual oral based on the options (presentation and discussion with the teacher), and an interactive oral based on the core (three classroom activities assessed by the teacher).
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IB Spanish B Exam FormatThe IB Spanish B is assessed based on 2 exam papers and an internal assessment:
Section A) Reading Comprehension: 30-40 questions based on 4 texts (Texts A, B and C). Question types include true or false with a justification, looking for synonyms, inserting conjunctions, identifying which noun a pronoun refers to, matching titles with paragraphs, multiple choice, identifying the main purpose of the text.
Note: All answers should be exact words lifted from the text; do not try to explain or paraphrase. 1 mark is allocated to each question.
Paper 2 (30%)
Students have a choice of 5 topics covering different areas of study and types of text.
Internal Assessment (30%)
Interactive Oral: At least 3 group orals should be assessed in the final year of the course and the best mark is put forward. Interactive Orals can take many forms, for example: a prepared presentation followed by questions, a formal debate, an informal discussion, a role-play, or a spontaneous response to a film-clip. Interactive orals are marked by the teacher. The more orals done in class, the less nerve-wrecking they become.
Individual Oral: The Individual Oral takes place in the final year and lasts 8-10 minutes. It is conducted and marked by the teacher and recorded for external moderation. The mark is added to the best Interactive Oral mark. Part 1 is a 3-4 minute presentation on a picture related to a curriculum theme. Part 2 involves 5-6 minutes of unprepared discussion with the teacher based on the picture's topic.
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IB Spanish SL Themes
The IB Spanish SL course is organized into 3 core themes (all compulsory):
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IB Spanish B TopicsIB Spanish B topics can be anything related to Hispanic culture, society and history can be studied, as well as issues relating to young people and the international community, for example:
IB Spanish B SL SyllabusDownload the IB Spanish B SL Syllabus here
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IB Spanish B Text TypesThe IB Spanish course is intended to prepare students to be able to understand and write a variety of types of texts, including:
IB Spanish B HL
The IB Spanish B HL programme is meant for students with 2-5 years experience of learning the Spanish language.
Students usually take the IB Spanish HL exam after a minimum 240 hours of study. Interactive, productive and receptive skills are developed through contextualized study of language, texts and themes.
The IB Spanish HL course is organized into 3 core themes (all compulsory):
IB Spanish HL students are required to read two "works" authentic literature, such as whole books or plays or collections of poems or short stories. Accessible authors to start with include:
IB Spanish B HL SyllabusDownload the IB Spanish B HL Syllabus here
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IB Spanish B HL AssessmentFor the IB Spanish B HL program, students have two assessments:
(a) External assessment: This consists of exercises to demonstrate understanding of authentic print texts based on the core themes (receptive skills), two writing exercises, one based on the core and the other based on the options (productive skills), and a written assignment based on one of the literary texts (integrating receptive and productive skills).
(b) Internal assessment: This tests students’ abilities in listening and speaking in a genuine conversation format (integrating receptive, productive and interactive skills). Internal assessment consists of an individual oral based on the options (presentation and discussion with the teacher), and an interactive oral based on the core (three classroom activities assessed by the teacher).
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IB Spanish B HL Exam FormatThe IB Spanish B is assessed based on 2 exam papers and an internal assessment:
Section A) Reading Comprehension: 30-40 questions based on 4 texts (Texts A, B and C). Question types include true or false with a justification, looking for synonyms, inserting conjunctions, identifying which noun a pronoun refers to, matching titles with paragraphs, multiple choice, identifying the main purpose of the text.
Note: All answers should be exact words lifted from the text; do not try to explain or paraphrase. 1 mark is allocated to each question.
Paper 2 (30%)
Students have a choice of 5 topics covering different areas of study and types of text.
Internal Assessment (30%)
Interactive Oral: At least 3 group orals should be assessed in the final year of the course and the best mark is put forward. Interactive Orals can take many forms, for example: a prepared presentation followed by questions, a formal debate, an informal discussion, a role-play, or a spontaneous response to a film-clip. Interactive orals are marked by the teacher. The more orals done in class, the less nerve-wrecking they become.
Individual Oral: The Individual Oral takes place in the final year and lasts 8-10 minutes. It is conducted and marked by the teacher and recorded for external moderation. The mark is added to the best Interactive Oral mark. Part 1 is a 3-4 minute presentation on a picture related to a curriculum theme. Part 2 involves 5-6 minutes of unprepared discussion with the teacher based on the picture's topic.
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IB Spanish B HL TopicsIB Spanish B HL topics can be anything related to Hispanic culture, society and history can be studied, as well as issues relating to young people and the international community, for example:
IB Spanish B SLThe IB Spanish B SL programme is meant for students with 2-5 years experience of learning the Spanish language. Students usually take the IB Spanish SL exam after a minimum 150 hours of study. Interactive, productive and receptive skills are developed through contextualized study of language, texts and themes.
For the IB Spanish Ab Initio program, students have two assessments:
(a) External assessment: This consists of exercises to demonstrate understanding of authentic print texts based on the core themes (receptive skills), two writing exercises, one based on the core and the other based on the options (productive skills), and a written assignment based on one of the literary texts (integrating receptive and productive skills).
(b) Internal assessment: This tests students’ abilities in listening and speaking in a genuine conversation format (integrating receptive, productive and interactive skills). Internal assessment consists of an individual oral based on the options (presentation and discussion with the teacher), and an interactive oral based on the core (three classroom activities assessed by the teacher).
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IB Spanish B Exam FormatThe IB Spanish B is assessed based on 2 exam papers and an internal assessment:
Section A) Reading Comprehension: 30-40 questions based on 4 texts (Texts A, B and C). Question types include true or false with a justification, looking for synonyms, inserting conjunctions, identifying which noun a pronoun refers to, matching titles with paragraphs, multiple choice, identifying the main purpose of the text.
Note: All answers should be exact words lifted from the text; do not try to explain or paraphrase. 1 mark is allocated to each question.
Paper 2 (30%)
Students have a choice of 5 topics covering different areas of study and types of text.
Internal Assessment (30%)
Interactive Oral: At least 3 group orals should be assessed in the final year of the course and the best mark is put forward. Interactive Orals can take many forms, for example: a prepared presentation followed by questions, a formal debate, an informal discussion, a role-play, or a spontaneous response to a film-clip. Interactive orals are marked by the teacher. The more orals done in class, the less nerve-wrecking they become.
Individual Oral: The Individual Oral takes place in the final year and lasts 8-10 minutes. It is conducted and marked by the teacher and recorded for external moderation. The mark is added to the best Interactive Oral mark. Part 1 is a 3-4 minute presentation on a picture related to a curriculum theme. Part 2 involves 5-6 minutes of unprepared discussion with the teacher based on the picture's topic.
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This page has been designed for students taking the Spanish ABinitio course in the IB Diploma Programme. It will provide students with helpful vocabulary, some sample essays from IB students, tips on how to ace the exam and orals, and much more! Please mail back to us if you find this site useful. If any visitor to this site finds anything which he/she feels is incorrect or wrongly presented, please mail to us and we will make a correction as soon as possible.
What IB Spanish ABinitio is all about...The IB Spanish ABinitio course is taken by most people to take an easy grade out in Group 2, and also because they find other languages like French and German beating the living daylights out of their heads! But this course is not at all an easy way out. It still takes a lot of dedicaton and regular practice. If you want to succeed in this course, you really have to work. Learning vocabulary and acquainting yourself with Spanish culture is inevitably necessary. And most of all, you have to be fluent in your speech when it comes to taking the oral examination. However, it is encouraged that you enjoy learning the language instead of taking it as a burden (which most people tend to do!). People get freaked out when writing essays or speaking with their teacher. But even then, it is not that hard and can be easily mastered. This site will help you do it in due time.
IB Spanish ABinitio Syllabus.pdf
IB Spanish ABinitio Syllabus
PPT
Useful link
Past Exam papers
IB Spanish
IB Spanish is one of the subjects offered in the International Baccalaureate Diploma program for students aged 16-19. There are 3 levels of IB Spanish (in increasing level of difficulty) that are offered by IB Schools in many countries around the world:
IB Spanish Ab Initio
The IB Spanish Ab Initio programme is meant for students with little or no knowledge of the Spanish language. Students usually take the IB Spanish Ab Initio exam after a minimum 150 hours of study. Interactive, productive and receptive skills are developed through contextualized study of language, texts and themes.
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IB Spanish Ab Initio Online CourseSpanish has an online revision course to prepare students to sit for the IB Spanish Ab Initio exam. Download details of our IB Spanish Online Course here
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IB Spanish Ab Initio AssessmentsFor the IB Spanish Ab Initio program, students have two assessments:
(a) External assessment: This consists of an examination with 2 exam papers:
- Paper 1: exercises to demonstrate understanding of authentic print texts (receptive skills)
- Paper 2: two short writing exercises (productive skills), and a written assignment (integrating receptive and productive skills)
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IB Spanish Ab Initio TopicsThe IB Spanish Ab Initio course is organized into three themes:
- Individual and society
- Leisure and work, and
- Urban and rural environment
- El Individuo
- Educacion y trabajo
- La ciudad y sus servicios
- Comida y bebida
- Ocio y viajes
- El medio ambiente
- La salud y situaciones de emergencias
IB Spanish Ab Initio VocabularyDownload IB Spanish Ab Initio Vocabulary here
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IB Spanish Ab Initio Past PapersTo download IB Spanish Ab Initio Past Papers, click here
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B Spanish SL ThemesThe IB Spanish SL course is organized into 3 core themes (all compulsory):
- Social relationships
- Communication and media
- Global issues
- Cultural diversity
- Customs and traditions
- Health
- Leisure
- Science and technology
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IB Spanish B TopicsIB Spanish B topics can be anything related to Hispanic culture, society and history can be studied, as well as issues relating to young people and the international community, for example:
- El deporte
- la salud
- el ocio
- la moda
- el botellón
- el papel de la mujer
- el machismo
- las relaciones personales
- el amor
- el turismo
- el medio ambiente
- la solidaridad
- la globalización
- la educación
- la lectura
- la tecnología
- el internet
- el espanglish
- las comunidades indígenas
- las fiestas,
- las tradiciones
- la tauromáquia
- el flamenco
- los gauchos
- el tango argentino
- la gastronomía
- el arte
- el cine
- el narcotráfico
- la política
- los conflictos internacionales
- la imigración
IB Spanish B SL SyllabusDownload the IB Spanish B SL Syllabus here
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IB Spanish B Text TypesThe IB Spanish course is intended to prepare students to be able to understand and write a variety of types of texts, including:
- brochures
- diary entries
- police statements
- anecdotes or short stories
- informal letters and emails
- formal letters and emails
- letters to a newspaper
- news articles
- opinion articles (editorials/columns)
- essays
- reports
- book reviews
- film reviews
- interviews
- speeches
- conference presentations
IB Spanish B HL
Text TypesThe IB Spanish HL course is intended to prepare students to be able to understand and write a variety of types of texts, including:
- brochures
- diary entries
- police statements
- anecdotes or short stories
- informal letters and emails
- formal letters and emails
- letters to a newspaper
- news articles
- opinion articles (editorials/columns)
- essays
- reports
- book reviews
- film reviews
- interviews
- speeches
- conference presentations
IB Spanish B SLThe IB Spanish B SL programme is meant for students with 2-5 years experience of learning the Spanish language. Students usually take the IB Spanish SL exam after a minimum 150 hours of study. Interactive, productive and receptive skills are developed through contextualized study of language, texts and themes.
For the IB Spanish Ab Initio program, students have two assessments:
(a) External assessment: This consists of exercises to demonstrate understanding of authentic print texts based on the core themes (receptive skills), two writing exercises, one based on the core and the other based on the options (productive skills), and a written assignment based on one of the literary texts (integrating receptive and productive skills).
(b) Internal assessment: This tests students’ abilities in listening and speaking in a genuine conversation format (integrating receptive, productive and interactive skills). Internal assessment consists of an individual oral based on the options (presentation and discussion with the teacher), and an interactive oral based on the core (three classroom activities assessed by the teacher).
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IB Spanish B Exam FormatThe IB Spanish B is assessed based on 2 exam papers and an internal assessment:
- Paper 1 (Text Handling) - 1h30min
- Paper 2 (Writing in Registers) - 1h30min
- Internal Assessment
Section A) Reading Comprehension: 30-40 questions based on 4 texts (Texts A, B and C). Question types include true or false with a justification, looking for synonyms, inserting conjunctions, identifying which noun a pronoun refers to, matching titles with paragraphs, multiple choice, identifying the main purpose of the text.
Note: All answers should be exact words lifted from the text; do not try to explain or paraphrase. 1 mark is allocated to each question.
Paper 2 (30%)
Students have a choice of 5 topics covering different areas of study and types of text.
Internal Assessment (30%)
Interactive Oral: At least 3 group orals should be assessed in the final year of the course and the best mark is put forward. Interactive Orals can take many forms, for example: a prepared presentation followed by questions, a formal debate, an informal discussion, a role-play, or a spontaneous response to a film-clip. Interactive orals are marked by the teacher. The more orals done in class, the less nerve-wrecking they become.
Individual Oral: The Individual Oral takes place in the final year and lasts 8-10 minutes. It is conducted and marked by the teacher and recorded for external moderation. The mark is added to the best Interactive Oral mark. Part 1 is a 3-4 minute presentation on a picture related to a curriculum theme. Part 2 involves 5-6 minutes of unprepared discussion with the teacher based on the picture's topic.
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IB Spanish SL Themes
The IB Spanish SL course is organized into 3 core themes (all compulsory):
- Social relationships
- Communication and media
- Global issues
- Cultural diversity
- Customs and traditions
- Health
- Leisure
- Science and technology
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IB Spanish B TopicsIB Spanish B topics can be anything related to Hispanic culture, society and history can be studied, as well as issues relating to young people and the international community, for example:
- El deporte
- la salud
- el ocio
- la moda
- el botellón
- el papel de la mujer
- el machismo
- las relaciones personales
- el amor
- el turismo
- el medio ambiente
- la solidaridad
- la globalización
- la educación
- la lectura
- la tecnología
- el internet
- el espanglish
- las comunidades indígenas
- las fiestas,
- las tradiciones
- la tauromáquia
- el flamenco
- los gauchos
- el tango argentino
- la gastronomía
- el arte
- el cine
- el narcotráfico
- la política
- los conflictos internacionales
- la imigración
IB Spanish B SL SyllabusDownload the IB Spanish B SL Syllabus here
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IB Spanish B Text TypesThe IB Spanish course is intended to prepare students to be able to understand and write a variety of types of texts, including:
- brochures
- diary entries
- police statements
- anecdotes or short stories
- informal letters and emails
- formal letters and emails
- letters to a newspaper
- news articles
- opinion articles (editorials/columns)
- essays
- reports
- book reviews
- film reviews
- interviews
- speeches
- conference presentations
IB Spanish B HL
The IB Spanish B HL programme is meant for students with 2-5 years experience of learning the Spanish language.
Students usually take the IB Spanish HL exam after a minimum 240 hours of study. Interactive, productive and receptive skills are developed through contextualized study of language, texts and themes.
The IB Spanish HL course is organized into 3 core themes (all compulsory):
- Social relationships
- Communication and media
- Global issues
- Cultural diversity
- Customs and traditions
- Health
- Leisure
- Science and technology
IB Spanish HL students are required to read two "works" authentic literature, such as whole books or plays or collections of poems or short stories. Accessible authors to start with include:
- Federico García Lorca (La casa de Bernarda Alba, Bodas de Sangre)
- Laura Esquivel (Como agua para chocolate)
- Carlos Fuentes (Aura)
- Gabriel García Márquez (Cien años de soledad, Crónica de una muerte anunciada)
- Miguel Delibes (Cinco Horas con Mario)
- Fernando Fernán Gómez (Las bicicletas son para el verano)
- Jorge Luis Borges (Ficciones)
- Miguel de Cervantes (Novelas ejemplares)
- Juan Rulfo (Pedro Párramo)
- Pablo Neruda (Confieso que he vivido)
- Mario Vargas Llosa (La fiesta del chivo)
- Roberto Bolaño (Los detectives salvajes)
- Mario Benedetti (Aquí se respira bien)
- Luisa Castro (La segunda mujer)
IB Spanish B HL SyllabusDownload the IB Spanish B HL Syllabus here
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IB Spanish B HL AssessmentFor the IB Spanish B HL program, students have two assessments:
(a) External assessment: This consists of exercises to demonstrate understanding of authentic print texts based on the core themes (receptive skills), two writing exercises, one based on the core and the other based on the options (productive skills), and a written assignment based on one of the literary texts (integrating receptive and productive skills).
(b) Internal assessment: This tests students’ abilities in listening and speaking in a genuine conversation format (integrating receptive, productive and interactive skills). Internal assessment consists of an individual oral based on the options (presentation and discussion with the teacher), and an interactive oral based on the core (three classroom activities assessed by the teacher).
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IB Spanish B HL Exam FormatThe IB Spanish B is assessed based on 2 exam papers and an internal assessment:
- Paper 1 (Text Handling) - 1h30min
- Paper 2 (Writing in Registers) - 1h30min
- Internal Assessment
Section A) Reading Comprehension: 30-40 questions based on 4 texts (Texts A, B and C). Question types include true or false with a justification, looking for synonyms, inserting conjunctions, identifying which noun a pronoun refers to, matching titles with paragraphs, multiple choice, identifying the main purpose of the text.
Note: All answers should be exact words lifted from the text; do not try to explain or paraphrase. 1 mark is allocated to each question.
Paper 2 (30%)
Students have a choice of 5 topics covering different areas of study and types of text.
Internal Assessment (30%)
Interactive Oral: At least 3 group orals should be assessed in the final year of the course and the best mark is put forward. Interactive Orals can take many forms, for example: a prepared presentation followed by questions, a formal debate, an informal discussion, a role-play, or a spontaneous response to a film-clip. Interactive orals are marked by the teacher. The more orals done in class, the less nerve-wrecking they become.
Individual Oral: The Individual Oral takes place in the final year and lasts 8-10 minutes. It is conducted and marked by the teacher and recorded for external moderation. The mark is added to the best Interactive Oral mark. Part 1 is a 3-4 minute presentation on a picture related to a curriculum theme. Part 2 involves 5-6 minutes of unprepared discussion with the teacher based on the picture's topic.
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IB Spanish B HL TopicsIB Spanish B HL topics can be anything related to Hispanic culture, society and history can be studied, as well as issues relating to young people and the international community, for example:
- El deporte
- la salud
- el ocio
- la moda
- el botellón
- el papel de la mujer
- el machismo
- las relaciones personales
- el amor
- el turismo
- el medio ambiente
- la solidaridad
- la globalización
- la educación
- la lectura
- la tecnología
- el internet
- el espanglish
- las comunidades indígenas
- las fiestas,
- las tradiciones
- la tauromáquia
- el flamenco
- los gauchos
- el tango argentino
- la gastronomía
- el arte
- el cine
- el narcotráfico
- la política
- los conflictos internacionales
- la inmigración
IB Spanish B SLThe IB Spanish B SL programme is meant for students with 2-5 years experience of learning the Spanish language. Students usually take the IB Spanish SL exam after a minimum 150 hours of study. Interactive, productive and receptive skills are developed through contextualized study of language, texts and themes.
For the IB Spanish Ab Initio program, students have two assessments:
(a) External assessment: This consists of exercises to demonstrate understanding of authentic print texts based on the core themes (receptive skills), two writing exercises, one based on the core and the other based on the options (productive skills), and a written assignment based on one of the literary texts (integrating receptive and productive skills).
(b) Internal assessment: This tests students’ abilities in listening and speaking in a genuine conversation format (integrating receptive, productive and interactive skills). Internal assessment consists of an individual oral based on the options (presentation and discussion with the teacher), and an interactive oral based on the core (three classroom activities assessed by the teacher).
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IB Spanish B Exam FormatThe IB Spanish B is assessed based on 2 exam papers and an internal assessment:
- Paper 1 (Text Handling) - 1h30min
- Paper 2 (Writing in Registers) - 1h30min
- Internal Assessment
Section A) Reading Comprehension: 30-40 questions based on 4 texts (Texts A, B and C). Question types include true or false with a justification, looking for synonyms, inserting conjunctions, identifying which noun a pronoun refers to, matching titles with paragraphs, multiple choice, identifying the main purpose of the text.
Note: All answers should be exact words lifted from the text; do not try to explain or paraphrase. 1 mark is allocated to each question.
Paper 2 (30%)
Students have a choice of 5 topics covering different areas of study and types of text.
Internal Assessment (30%)
Interactive Oral: At least 3 group orals should be assessed in the final year of the course and the best mark is put forward. Interactive Orals can take many forms, for example: a prepared presentation followed by questions, a formal debate, an informal discussion, a role-play, or a spontaneous response to a film-clip. Interactive orals are marked by the teacher. The more orals done in class, the less nerve-wrecking they become.
Individual Oral: The Individual Oral takes place in the final year and lasts 8-10 minutes. It is conducted and marked by the teacher and recorded for external moderation. The mark is added to the best Interactive Oral mark. Part 1 is a 3-4 minute presentation on a picture related to a curriculum theme. Part 2 involves 5-6 minutes of unprepared discussion with the teacher based on the picture's topic.
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