Group 2

⭐️Internal Assessment (Click link for details) 

March 7, 2026

Oral assessment - Interactive skills (27-35 min.) Recorded

SL - Verbal explanation of a photograph/image that must be described and related to one of the 5 themes.

• 15 min preparation

• 12-15 min presentation

  • 3-4 min describing the visual, relating it to on of the 5 themes and connecting it to various elements of culture

  • 4-5 min of teacher questions related to the theme you referenced and asking you to expand on your explanations

  • 5-6 min of general discussion on at least one additional theme.

HL - Oral explanation of a 300 word excerpt from one of the 2 literary works read in DP 1 & 2.

• 20 min preparation

• 12-15 min presentation

  • 3-4 min presenting the extract which may be placed in front of you but you must spend the majority of the time discussing the events, ideas and message in the extract itself.

  • 4-5 min of teacher questions related to the theme you referenced and asking you to expand on your explanations

  • 5-6 min of general discussion on at least one additional theme.

⭐️External Assessments

Paper 1 - Productive skills 

​You will choose one of the three prompts provided.  You will have to decide the appropriate text type to convey your message in the response to the prompt based on the choices given.  They can range from knowing how to write: 

• Personal text - Blog, diary, email, personal letter, social media posting/chat

• Professional text - Blog, email, essay, formal letter, proposal, questionnaire, report, set of instructions, survey

• Mass media text - Advertisement, article (newspaper/magazine), blog, brochure, film, interview, leaflet, news report, editorial, pamphlet, podcast, poster, speech, travel guide, web page

SL - Writing 250-400 words -(1 hour 15 min)

HL - Writing 450-600 words - (1 hour 30 min)

Paper 2 - Receptive skills 

• Listening comprehension - 3 audio passages 

  • SL - (45 min)

  • HL - (1 hour)

• Reading comprehension - 3 written texts

  • SL -  (1 hour)

  • HL - (1 hour)