Course Description

This is your 9-week course for quarter 3 that will help you prepare and practice for a successful IB Language B Internal Assessment (Oral Exam). Here is what's included:

  • A section with specific videos provides exam tips for SL and HL students.
  • You will find many photographs in each IB category to use for practice. Every color photo includes a title and a caption to help guide the conversation. IB themes are used to organize the photo collection and each section begins with a thematic poster showing the possible topics for that particular theme. You are required to discuss two different themes from two different categories during your recorded oral exam.
  • Included in each theme section are practice questions, as well as model answers.
  • You will use the provided "extended" IA templates to write a script matching the required IB oral exam format (2020-2025).
  • When you are ready, there are speaking games for you to improve your spontaneous speaking skills.

All resources for getting prepared for a successful IB IA are located here. You will bring your vocabulary and grammar knowledge into the exam and fit them into the expected format and time requirement.

Please click the "Complete & Continue" button at the bottom of the screen and move on to the next lesson. Watch and read every lesson until you get to the "Extended IA Script Template" assignment. Then, you can use your old scripts combined with some of the posted questions and answers to create a full 15-minute oral script. Don't forget to study the scoring rubric for your level so you can adjust your script to include all the characteristics in the highest marking bands.

Once your script is finished, turn it in to your teacher for feedback. At that time SL students need to participate in the speaking practice activities, vocabulary practice, and grammar skills. HL students should write more throughtful, clever and more detailed statements about the connection between their literature and the IB themes in connection with German culture.

Once you have your script back with feedback, make the suggested changes and create a new final version of your practice script. Spend every class period practicing with a classmate who plays the role of teacher in your script and then switch papers, where you take the role of teacher while your classmate practices their script. 

Your goal is not to memorize the script. If you try to do that and then get nervous during the recorded exam, you will likely forget everything you memorized and end up sitting there silently or stumbling along with incoherent sentences. Instead, switch up the order of your sentences, add new ones, and do the practice games using your two favorite topics. Loosen up! Your oral needs to sound like a relaxed, interesting and intelligent conversation. 





Course curriculum

  • 1

    WEEK 1 = Introduction: Overview Of The German IA

    • Supply Check! Rewrite Your Name On Eveything. Verify That You Have Everything (All IB German Composition Notebooks)

    • Assignment 1 = Summarize This Post In Your New Composition Notebook.

    • Assignment 2 For SL & Ab Initio Seniors Only = Staple This Q3 Work Plan To The Inside Cover Of Your Q3 Composition Notebook- Check For Copies On The Shelf = Assignment 2.

    • Assignment 2 For HL Seniors Only= Staple This Q3 Work Plan To The Inside Cover Of Your Q3 Composition Notebook- Check For Copies On The Shelf = Assignment 2.

    • Assignment 3 = Summarize This Table Of The IB Language B Themes, Topics & Main Questions. (For The Real IA You Must Discuss Two Topics From Two Different Themes)

    • Assignment 4 For SL & HL= Summarize These Assigned Pages From The IB Guide. IB Language B Guide (SL & HL) In English. SL & HL Should Read The IA Section From Page 40-49. HL Continues Through Page 56.

    • Assignment 4 For Ab Intio Only= Summarize Pages 32-38 In This Ab Initio Internal Assessmet Guide

    • For HL & Native German Speakers: Read Just The IA Pages In This Handbuch Sprache B (IB Language B Guide 2020+ in German). No Notes Required..

    • Assignment 5 For Everyone = Summarize.IB Teachers' Assessment Guide (Ab Initio, SL & HL). Although This Is Addressed To Teachers You May Find The Information Helpful.

    • Assignment 6 (SL & HL) Look At The IB German Grade Boundaries Then Answer Each Posted Question & Write A Reflection.
  • 2

    WEEK 1 = Introduction: Info & Resources. What You Need To Know About The Language B Internal Asessment (Oral Exam)

    • Don't Be This Guy. Assignment 7 = Summarize.

    • IB SL IA Video Guide (2021). SL Only Assignment 8 = Summarize.

    • IB HL IA Video Guide (2021). HL Only Assignment 8 = Summarize.

    • IB Ab Initio IA Video Guide (2021). Ab Initio Only Assignment 8 = Summarize.

    • Comparison Of The 3 IB Language B Oral Exams (IAs). Assignment 9 = Summarize.

    • How To Be Prepared For The IB Oral Exam. SL/HL/Ab Initio Assignment 10 = Summarize.

    • IB SL & HL (Not Ab Initio): Internal Assessment Scoring Rubrics. Assignment 11 = Summarize.

    • Ab Initio Only: Teacher Scoring. Ab Initio Assignment 11 = Summarize Pages 38-41.

    • SL Only: Teacher Scoring Sheet (auf deutsch). SL Assignment 12 = Summarize.

    • HL Only: Teacher Scoring Sheet (auf deutsch). HL Assignment 12 = Summarize.

    • Ab Initio Only: Teacher Scoring Sheet (auf englisch). Ab Initio Assignment 12 = Summatize

    • Everyone: IA Day Prep Sheet With Blank Area For Your Notes. Assignment 13 = Summarize What You Will Do During The 15 Minute Prep.

    • END OF IA INTRO WEEK 1 WORK

    • HL Seniors Move On To Their HL Literatur Course
  • 3

    WEEKS 2 & 5 = REWRITE YOUR OLD IA SCRIPTS USING THE SAME IA TEMPLATE PACKET. USE THE SUPPORTING RESOURCES POSTED IN LATER CHAPTERS

    • The Objective For This Quarter
  • 4

    Supporting Resources For Creating Your Best IA Script - Look Through Each So You Know What's Here. Then Use These Resources To Prepare Yourself For A Great Oral.

    • Visual: A Mnemonic Device To Help You Remember How To Start Your Photo Conversation

    • Handout: What Are Idioms?

    • Choose Your Idiom Here. The Best One Can Be Used In Most Situations.

    • Handout: The HOLY GRAIL List of German Sentence Starters

    • Handout: Discussion Extenders (memorize and practice using these)

    • Handout: How To Improve Your Speaking (TRACTOR)

    • Handout: Individual Grammar Checklist (How The Examiners' Determine Your Grammar Skill)
  • 5

    Speaking Exam Template For IB Ab Initio Seniors

    • IB Ab Initio Seniors' Assignment 14 Is Get/Print A Blank IA Template. Also Gather Two Of Your Old Quarter IA Scripts. Next Week You Will Make Each Longer Following The IB Timings For Each Section (2/4/4) Until It Reaches The Required 10 Minutes.

    • AUDIO: Pronunciation Help With The Senior Ab Initios' Oral Exam Template
  • 6

    Speaking Exam Template For SL Seniors (Not Ab Initio Seniors)

    • IB SL Seniors' Quarter Assignment 14: Get/Print A New Senior IA Template & Then Gather Two Old IA Scripts To Create The Longer Senior IA. It Must Meet The 12 Minute Time Requirement In Each Section: 4/5/6). Write 2 New IAs (Gesundheit & Umwelt)..

    • AUDIO: Pronunciation Help With The SL Senior Oral Exam Template
  • 7

    Speaking Exam Template Based On German Literature- For HL Seniors

    • HL Assignment 14 = Go Enroll & Complete The HL Lit Course INTRO Assignments FIRST. Next Week You Start Working On Your First Story & Write The First HL IA Script.
  • 8

    WEEK 3 = GRAMMATIK

    • SL & HL Are Completing the Curriculum Assignments As Posted In The Grammar Course

    • Ab Intio Need To Complete & Correct AT LEAST The Next 2 Consecutive Grammar Chapters From The GIF Textbook
  • 9

    WEEKS 4 & 7 = Fix, Correct, Type, Print & Take Turns With Partner Practice Aloud

    • Follow The Instructions On This Quarter's Work Plan

    • If You Don't Practice With A Partner...
  • 10

    WEEK 6 = Vocabulary Work For SL & Ab Initio

    • Week 6 Assignments: Add Langenscheidt Phrases (Gesundheit, Umwelt, Bräuche u. Traditionen) To Your Spiral Notebook.

    • Scroll Down To The Individual Theme Chapters Below. You Can Find Sentences For Your IA There & Practice Photos As Well.

    • HL Students Have A Different Week 6 Project
  • 11

    Identities Theme: Visual Stimuli and Practice Questions with Model Answers

    • Identities Theme Poster with Sub-Topics

    • Questions about the Self and Other Relationships

    • Sample Answers to Self and Relationships (Set A)

    • Sample Answers to Self and Relationships (Set B)

    • Questions about Family Relationships

    • Sample Answers to Questions About Family Relationships (Set A)

    • Sample Answers to Questions About Family Relationships (Set B)

    • Questions about Health and Wellness

    • Sample Answers to Questions About Health & Wellness (Set A)

    • Questions about Food and Drinks

    • Questions about the Neighborhood and Local Areas of Interest

    • Sample Answers to Questions About Neighborhood (Set B)

    • Photo: Eating & Drinking- deutsche Brezel und deutsches Bier

    • Photo: Eating & Drinking- Wurst

    • Photo: Eating & Drinking- die Imbissstube

    • Photo: Eating & Drinking- Tischetikette

    • Photo: Eating & Drinking- Kulturelle Vielfalt

    • Photo: Health- Wellness u. Entspannung

    • Photo: Health- Allergien und Erkältungen

    • Photo: Health- Hygiene (Zähneputzen)

    • Photo: Health- psychische Erkrankungen

    • Photo: Health- Übergewicht

    • Photo: Cultural Diversity- Lehrer und Schüler

    • Photo: Cultural Diversity- Wer ist deutsch?

    • Photo: Cultural Diversity- Dialekte

    • Photo: Cultural Diversity- Immigration

    • Photo: Cultural Diversity- Einwandere

    • Foto Ohne Untertitel Ab Initio: Persönliche Verhältnisse (Streiten)

    • Foto Ohne Untertitel: (Familie-Eltern-Kinder-Stress-Babysitting)
  • 12

    Experiences Theme: Visual Stimuli and Practice Questions with Model Answers

    • Experiences Theme Poster with Sub-Topics

    • Questions about Leisure

    • Questions about Vacation

    • Questions about Tourism

    • Questions about Festivals and Traditions

    • Sample Answers to Questions About Festivals and Traditions (Set A)

    • Sample Answers to Questions About Festivals and Traditions (Set B)

    • Questions about Festivals and Celebrations

    • Photo: History- die Berliner Mauer

    • Photo: Leisure- Museen

    • Photo: Leisure- Gitarre

    • Photo: Leisure- Handyspiele

    • Photo: Leisure- Spielen

    • Photo: Customs & Traditions- Sankt Nikolaustag

    • Photo: Holidays- Ostern

    • Photo: Festivals- Oktoberfest

    • Photo: Festivals- Dorffest

    • Photo: Rites of Passage- die Hochzeit
  • 13

    Human Ingenuity Theme: Visual Stimuli and Practice Questions with Model Answers

    • Human Ingenuity Theme Poster with Sub-Topics

    • Questions About Art and Architecture

    • Sample Answers For Art & Architecture Questions (Set A)

    • Sample Answers For Art & Architecture Questions (Set B)

    • Questions about Technology & Social Media

    • Sample Answers to Questions About Technology & Social Media (Set B)

    • Questions about Technology

    • Sample Answers to Questions About Technology (Set A)

    • Sample Answers to Questions About Technology (Set B)

    • Questions about Transportation

    • Photo: Media- Digital Communication

    • Photo: Technology- Computers

    • Photo: Science & Technology- Gentechnik

    • Photo: Science & Technology- Alternative Renewable Energy Sources
  • 14

    Social Organization Theme: Visual Stimuli and Practice Questions with Model Answers

    • Social Organizations Theme Poster with Sub-Topics

    • Questions about Education in General

    • Questions about Work

    • Sample Answers to Questions About Work (Set B)

    • Questions about Jobs and the Future

    • Sample Answers to Questions About Jobs and the Future (Set B)

    • Questions about General Social Issues

    • Questions about Germany and the European Union

    • Questions about Politics

    • Photo: Education- das Schulsystem

    • Photo: Education- Integration

    • Photo: Employment- Immigranten

    • Foto Ohne Untertitel: Ausbildung (Schule-Hausaufgaben-Junge)

    • Foto Ohne Untertitel: Ausbildung (Schule-Hausaufgaben-Mädchen)

    • Foto Ohne Untertitel: (Streiten-Freundschaft-Liebe)
  • 15

    Sharing the Planet Theme: Visual Stimuli and Practice Questions with Model Answers

    • Sharing The Planet Theme Poster with Sub-Topics

    • Questions about Environmental Concerns

    • Sample Answers to Questions About Environmental Concerns (Set B)

    • Questions about Integration

    • Sample Answers to Questions About Integration (Set B)

    • Questions about Immigration

    • Sample Answers to Questions About Immigration (Set A)

    • Sample Answers to Questions About Immigration (Set B)

    • Questions about Racism

    • Sample Answers to Questions About Racism (Set B)

    • Sample Answers to Questions About Racism (Set C)

    • Questions about Reunification

    • Questions about Berlin

    • Photo: Environment- Recycling

    • Photo: Environment- Solarenergie

    • Photo: Environment- Windenergie

    • Photo: Environment- Windturbine mit Arbeitern

    • Photo: Environment- das Wetter
  • 16

    WEEK 8 = Final Combined & Extended Script

    • SL Only: Complete This Blank Extended IA Script Template - Copies Available In Class.

    • Ab Intio Only: You Do Not Have A Different Extended Template

    • HL Only: Extended Single Story Script (No Repeat Stories Among HL Students- Flip A Coin If Necessary)

    • Everyone: Type A Double-spaced IA Extended Script That Fits The Full Time Requirement. Print & Add Pronunciation Notes To Every Word. Turn In This Paper Copy To The Teacher.

    • SL: PRACTICE WITH OTHER PHOTOS!!!
  • 17

    WEEK 9 = Extra Speaking Practice Activities For When You Have Finished Adding Your Red Pronunciation Notes To Every Word In Your Script

    • First Practice Your Extended Script Aloud With A Partner In Class

    • Try This! Have German Conversations With A German AI Bot!

    • Warm Up With A Blooket: Learn The Meaning Of These 85 Regular German Verbs

    • SL & HL Practice Questions on Various Topics

    • 20 Ways To Practice Speaking Skills

    • List Of Speaking Activities

    • Roll A Die To Practice Simple Introductions - Game Board

    • Photos Matching Activity

    • Debate Phrases (includes a game)

    • Phrases To Practice Adding Into A Conversation

    • "Pass The Parcel" Speaking Game

    • Partner Activity

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