The IB Spanish Ab Initio assessment objectives are as follows:

• Communicate clearly and effectively in a range of contexts and for
  a variety of purposes.
• Understand and use language appropriate to a range of interpersonal
  and/or intercultural contexts and audiences.
• Understand and use language to express and respond to a range
  of ideas with fluency and accuracy.
• Identify, organize and present ideas on a range of topics.
• Understand, analyse and reflect upon a range of written, audio,
  visual and audio-visual texts.