IB French B HL

Students are assessed on their productive skills (Paper 1 Writing), receptive skills (Paper 2 Listening and Reading) and interactive skills (Interactive Oral - Speaking). All assessments are based on the study of the five prescribed main themes: Identities, Experiences, Human Ingenuity, Social Organization, and Sharing the Planet.

Paper 1 French B HL counts for 25% towards the final grade. In this external assessment, students have to write a text of 450 to 600 words from a choice of three tasks. Students have to use complex language and demonstrate higher-order thinking skills as well as conceptual understanding.

Paper 2 French B HL counts for 50% towards the final grade and consists of two separate sections : Paper 2 Reading and Paper 2 Listening.

Paper 2 Reading counts for 25% towards the final grade. In this external assessment, students have to answer a series of comprehension questions based on three texts with increasing difficulty, the last (Text C) being a literary extract. This assessment is worth 40 marks and must be completed in one hour.

Paper 2 Listening counts for 25% towards the final grade. In this external assessment, students have to answer a series of comprehension questions with increasing difficulty based on three audio texts such as conversations, interviews, podcasts etc. Students will listen twice to each audio text. This assessment is worth 25 marks.

The Individual Oral counts for 25% towards the final grade. This assessment is conducted at school but externally moderated by IB. This assessment is divided into three parts. Students first present the literary extract that they have chosen during their preparation time, then answer questions related to it and finally engage in a general conversation based on one or more of the five prescribed themes. This assessment is worth 30 marks.