Year 10 IB Diploma Preparation Course Guide 2023

STRUCTURE The Language ab initio syllabus is organised into five prescribed themes: identities, experiences, human ingenuity, social organisation and sharing the planet. The language ab initio syllabus prescribes four topics for each of the five prescribed themes for a total of 20 topics that must be addressed in the language ab initio course. The topics covered include: Theme Topics Identities • Personal Attributes • Personal Relationships • Eating and Drinking • Physical Wellbeing Experiences • Daily Routine • Leisure • Holidays • Festivals and Celebrations Human Ingenuity • Transport • Entertainment • Media • Technology Social Organisation • Neighbourhood • Education • The Workplace • Social Issues Sharing the Planet • Climate • Physical Geography • The Environment • Global Issues ASSESSMENT In Year 10 Italian ab initio, students complete eight summative assessments per semester (two in each macroskill of Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing). Summative assessments Term 1 Criterion Assessed Term 2 Criterion Assessed Listening Test Listening Listening Test Listening Reading Test Reading Reading Test Reading Speaking Test Speaking Speaking Test Speaking Writing Test Writing Writing Test Writing

Criterion Assessed

Criterion Assessed

Term 3

Term 4

Listening Test

Listening

Listening Test

Listening

Reading Test

Reading

Reading Test

Reading

Speaking Test

Speaking

Speaking Test

Speaking

Writing Test

Writing

Writing Test

Writing

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