The Language B HL/SL/ab initio Assessment is made up of four parts:
The Individual Oral (25% of the assessment score)
Paper 1 of the written exam - the writing portion (25% of the assessment score)
Paper 2 (part 1) of the written exam - the reading portion (25% of the assessment score)
Paper 2 (part 2) of the written exam - the listening portion (25% of the assessment score)
The Individual Oral
HL Individual Oral Assessment Details and Timeline HL Rubric
SL Individual Oral Assessment Details and Timeline SL Rubric
ab initio SL Individual Oral Assessment Details and Timeline ab initio SL Rubric
In short, you'll get 15-20 minutes with an image (for SL) or literary extract (for HL) to prepare for a short presentation. After that the teacher asks questions and you have a nice lil conversation! It's fun! It may seem scary, but know that your teacher is there to support you in showing off your knowledge of Spanish!
Remember that in SL, the two images you're given to choose from are each linked to one of the five themes you've studied in class:
Identities
Experiences
Human Ingenuity
Social Organization
Sharing the Planet
Paper 1 - The Writing Exam
SL and HL students are given THREE writing prompts each with THREE text types. You pick ONE of those prompts, then pick the best text type to respond to that prompt and write SL (250-400 words) or HL (450-600 words).
French HL Sample Spanish HL Sample
French SL Sample Spanish SL Sample Italian SL Sample
French ab initio Sample Spanish ab initio Sample Italian ab initio Sample
For this paper, it's valauble for you to know what the Text Types are that can be asked about. Here are links to the possible text types in the three languages we offer:
French Text Type Options Spanish Text Type Options Italian Text Type Options
Paper 2 (part 1) The Reading Exam
SL and HL students are given a TEXT BOOKLET with sample texts. The questions in the question book are all about what students have READ in the text booklet. Questions are matching or multiple choice or short answer.
French HL Sample Text Booklet Sample Question Booklet
French SL Sample Sample Text Booklet Sample Question Booklet
French ab initio Sample Text Booklet Sample Question Booklet
Spanish HL Sample Text Booklet Sample Question Booklet
Spanish SL Sample Sample Text Booklet Sample Question Booklet
Spanish ab initio Sample Text Booklet Sample Question Booklet
Italian HL Sample Text Booklet Sample Question Booklet
Italian SL Sample Sample Text Booklet Sample Question Booklet
Italian ab initio Sample Text Booklet Sample Question Booklet
Paper 2 (part 2) The Listening Exam
SL and HL students listen to three separate audio texts. Each text will be played twice with think time in between them.
There is a question book with questions about what you hear in the audio excerpts.
French HL Sample (Audio File) Spanish HL Sample (Audio File)
French SL Sample (Audio File) Spanish SL Sample (Audio File) Italian SL Sample (Audio File)
French ab initio Sample (Audio File) Spanish ab initio Sample (Audio File) Italian ab initio Sample (Audio File)