EXTERNAL - PAPER 1: productive skills (1 hours 30 minutes)

Productive skills—writing. One writing task of 450–600 words from a choice of three, each from a different theme, choosing a text type from among those listed in the examination instructions. (25%)

EXTERNAL - PAPER 2: Receptive skills (1 hour 45 minutes)

Receptive skills—separate sections for listening and reading. Listening comprehension (1 hour worth 25%) & Reading comprehension (1 hour worth 25%). Comprehension exercises on three audio passages and three written texts, drawn from all five themes. (50%)

INTERNAL - Individual Oral (30 minutes)

A conversation with the teacher, based on an extract from one of the literary works studied in class, followed by discussion based on one or more of the themes from the syllabus. The individual oral assessment is based on an extract of up to approximately 300 words taken from one of the literary works studied in class as part of the language B HL course. The aim of this assessment is to measure the student’s ability to understand and produce communication in the target language, and to use it for successful interaction. Here, the individual oral assessment is divided into three parts, preceded by a timed period of supervised preparation. (IBO, 2020) (25%)