Spanish Ab Initio | Compartimos el planeta | Individual Oral | Question Bank

The following 100+ Ab Initio Spanish questions on the theme of “Compartimos el planeta” have been designed to promote oral discussion in class, in groups or pairs as well as to plan the Ab Initio Oral examination. They can be used as a central activity, as a class ‘warm up’ or ‘cool down,’ as a whole group activity, as a think-pair-share, or with partners.

The questions are written using a variety of tenses including the present, imperfect, preterite, present perfect, future and conditional in order to encourage students to speak using the grammar and tenses they have learned.

This is a great assessment resource for oral communication and gets students using Spanish as a conversational tool in the classroom. They will gain confidence as they practise asking and answering questions on the Compartimos el planeta IB Theme.

Included in this high interest activity is:

• 100+ Questions on the theme of “Compartimos el planeta”
• Ab Initio Spanish Oral Assessment (Official IB) Rubric

**Topics included are:
o Climate and my region
o Seasons and travel
o Climatic zones
o Environmental issues: Global warming, landfill, etc.
o Geography
o Global issues
o Youth challenges
o Social matters
o Drug addiction and alcoholism
o Sexism and homophobia
o Solidarity and charity

**When/how to use this resource:

• Assessment in class

• Individual Oral Assessment

• Class discussion

• Conversation prompt

• Partner Oral Preparation

• Think-pair-share

• Debate

• Lesson planning

• Writing Prompts

• Oral Homework (ask your students to record themselves!)

• Reasons to buy this AMAZING product:

• It’s a time saver – no prep required – print and use

• It’s a bargain and it’s in line with the New International Baccalaureate Spanish Ab initio Study Programme with first assessments in 2020

• It’s easy to use and very versatile!