The IBO

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IBO
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• International Baccalaureate Organization

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INTRODUCTION
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English B

• Assesment

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English BHigher LevelExternal Assessment

• Written Component 70
• Paper 1 Text Handling 1½ hours 40
• Reading 27
• Questions based on a number of written texts
• Written response 13
• A short writing exercise in response to a written
  text

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English BHigher LevelExternal Assessment

• Paper 2 Written Production 1½ hours
• 30
• One writing task from a choice of six

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English BHigher LevelInternal Assessment

• Oral Component 30
• Two oral activities to be internally assessed
  by the teacher and externally moderated by the
  IBO

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English BHigher LevelInternal Assessment

• Individual Oral 15
• Based on a stimulus chosen by the candidate

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English BHigher LevelInternal Assessment

• Interactive Oral Activity 15
• The mark of one interactive oral activity