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IB Spanish ab initio

Learn Spanish from the beginning, for everyday situations across five themes and 20 prescribed topics.

  • Group 2, language acquisition
  • SL only
  • First assessment 2020

What Augment has for Spanish ab initio

For Spanish ab initio, Augment has the syllabus and how the subject is assessed. There are no questions, notes or flashcards for it yet.

Both are below, and they come straight from the subject guide, so they are worth reading before you choose your subjects.

Counted on 20 October 2026

The Spanish ab initio syllabus

5 topics and 20 subtopics, first assessment 2020.

  1. 1Identities

    1. 1.1Personal attributes
    2. 1.2Personal relationships
    3. 1.3Eating and drinking
    4. 1.4Physical well-being
  2. 2Experiences

    1. 2.1Daily routine
    2. 2.2Leisure
    3. 2.3Holidays
    4. 2.4Festivals and celebrations
  3. 3Human ingenuity

    1. 3.1Transport
    2. 3.2Entertainment
    3. 3.3Media
    4. 3.4Technology
  4. 4Social organization

    1. 4.1Neighbourhood
    2. 4.2Education
    3. 4.3The workplace
    4. 4.4Social issues
  5. 5Sharing the planet

    1. 5.1Climate
    2. 5.2Physical geography
    3. 5.3The environment
    4. 5.4Global issues

How Spanish ab initio is assessed

From the subject guide, with a table for each level.

Standard Level

2 exams, 2 h 45 min in total, internal assessment 25% of the grade.

ComponentTimeMarksWeight
Paper 1

1 h · 30 marks

Two written tasks of 70 to 150 words each, each chosen from three options, in a text type you choose.

1 h3025%
Paper 2

1 h 45 min · 65 marks

Two sections drawn from all five themes: listening (45 minutes, three audio passages, 25 marks) and reading (1 hour, three written texts, 40 marks).

1 h 45 min6550%
Individual oralInternal

10 min · 30 marks

A 7 to 10 minute conversation with your teacher: a short presentation on a visual stimulus, then a discussion of its theme and at least one other, after 15 minutes’ preparation. Marked by your teacher and moderated by the IB.

10 min3025%
Every paper, the IA and grade boundaries

Questions about Spanish ab initio

Useful for Spanish ab initio

  • Assessment and boundariesEach Spanish ab initio paper in full, the internal assessment and grade boundaries by session.
  • Grade calculatorTurn marks into a grade, or six grades and the core into Diploma points.

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