Rumbo al Éxito: Spanish B for the Diploma Programme – Student Book + 2-Year eBook Bundle (NYP Due March 2027)

IB Spanish B that teaches students to think, not just to communicate

The complete IB Spanish B course for students, with ready-made lessons for teachers

Rumbo al Éxito: Spanish B for the Diploma Programme is a two-year IB Spanish B coursebook for SL and HL students. It is fully updated for the revised IB Diploma Language B curriculum (first teaching 2027, first assessment 2029). This bundle includes the Student Book plus 2-year access to the eBook.

Teaching a new curriculum shouldn’t mean starting from scratch. The companion Teacher’s Resource Pack (sold separately) gives you ready-made lessons for the entire book, so you can spend less time preparing and more time teaching.

Teacher’s Resource Pack: lessons for the whole course, ready to go

The Rumbo al Éxito Teacher’s Resource Pack (ISBN 9781957136431) is built to match the Student Book lesson by lesson. It includes:

• Ready-made lessons for every unit and chapter, covering both years of the course
• Teacher PowerPoint slides for each lesson, ready to present in class
• Student worksheets that reinforce reading, listening, writing, speaking and grammar
• Markschemes for activities and assessments, to make marking faster and more consistent
• Revision documents that help students consolidate learning and prepare for IB exams

Whether you’re new to IB Spanish B or an experienced teacher adapting to the 2027 curriculum, the pack makes prep easy. Open the lesson, project the slides, hand out the worksheet, and teach.

Critical thinking in every lesson

The updated Language B curriculum asks students to use and develop critical-thinking and creative-thinking skills. Rumbo al Éxito puts that goal at the center of every lesson:

• Questioning from the first page. Each theme opens with discussion questions and photos that ask students to observe, interpret and form an opinion.
• Reading and listening with a critical eye. Authentic texts, audio and video from across the Spanish-speaking world, with activities on purpose, audience, bias and point of view.
• Perspectives and intercultural comparison. Following the curriculum’s lenses of cultures, communication and perspectives, students compare Spanish-speaking cultures with their own.
• Topics worth debating. Artificial intelligence, social media, human rights, equality, fair trade, migration, natural resources and bilingual identity.
• Arguing in writing and out loud. Opinion columns, editorials, essays and debates in Paper 1 practice, plus Reflexiona y opina speaking tasks where students state, justify and defend positions.
• Inquiry projects. Investiga y comparte research projects ask students to evaluate sources and share conclusions.
• Theory of Knowledge (TOK) connections in the margins, asking how language shapes what we know.

Every lesson also builds future-ready skills and social-emotional learning (SEL).

Built for the updated Language B curriculum

• All five prescribed themes: Experiences, Identities, Human Ingenuity, Social Organization, and Sharing the Planet, each taught twice across two years with the updated recommended topics.
• Paper 1 (productive skills): Guided writing of IB text types in every theme, plus a dedicated section of Paper 1 text-type templates covering articles, opinion columns, editorials, emails, letters, diary entries, blogs, news reports, reports, interviews, speeches, debates, essays, brochures, reviews, forum and social media posts, and instructions. Practice matches SL (250–400 words) and HL (450–600 words) task lengths.
• Paper 2 (receptive skills): Regular reading and listening practice with authentic texts, audio and video.
• Individual Oral: Theme-opening photos give SL students practice with visual stimuli. HL students sample the literary-extract format.

Inside every unit

• Entremos en tema: warm-up questions and photos, also used for Individual Oral practice
• Lee y comprende: reading with authentic texts
• Escucha y entiende: listening and video comprehension
• Escribe correctamente: grammar, connectors and vocabulary (Lengua y acción) and guided Paper 1 writing (Tipos de texto)
• Reflexiona y opina: interactive and presentational speaking
• Investiga y comparte: optional research projects
• Exploremos…: an illustrated two-page spread on Peru, Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Colombia, Argentina, Central America and more
• Vistazo literario (HL): literary excerpts such as Ricardo Palma’s Tradiciones peruanas. Note: these excerpts sample HL literary tasks. They do not fulfill the HL requirement to study two literary works.

Organized for two years of teaching

• Year 1 (Grade 11): Units 1–5
• Year 2 (Grade 12): Units 6–10
• Color-coded units and sections for easy navigation

What’s included in this bundle

• Rumbo al Éxito Student Book (print)
• 2-year eBook access

The Teacher’s Resource Pack is sold separately.

ISBN: 9781957136400
Authors: Mirta Oramas, María Eva Molina
Level: IB Diploma Programme Spanish B, Standard Level (SL) and Higher Level (HL)
Curriculum: Language B, first teaching 2027, first assessment 2029

Complete the course

• Rumbo al Éxito Teacher’s Resource Pack: ready-made lessons, slides, worksheets, mark schemes and revision documents (ISBN 9781957136431)
• Rumbo al Éxito 2-Year eBook (ISBN 9781957136417)

Frequently asked questions

Are there ready-made lesson plans for Rumbo al Éxito?
Yes. The Teacher’s Resource Pack (sold separately) includes ready-made lessons for the entire book, with teacher PowerPoint slides, student worksheets, mark schemes and revision documents.

Is this textbook updated for the new IB Spanish B curriculum?
Yes. It is written for the revised IB Diploma Language B course, with first teaching in 2027 and first assessment in 2029.

How does Rumbo al Éxito develop critical thinking?
Students evaluate authentic texts for purpose and bias, compare cultural perspectives, debate real-world issues, write and defend arguments, carry out research projects, and make TOK connections, all in Spanish.

Is it for Spanish B SL or HL?
Both. The core units serve SL and HL students. Vistazo literario sections add practice for Higher Level literary tasks.

Does the bundle include the eBook?
Yes. The Student Book comes with 2 years of eBook access.

Does it prepare students for Paper 1, Paper 2 and the Individual Oral?
Yes. Every unit includes Paper 2 reading and listening practice, guided Paper 1 writing, and speaking activities for the Individual Oral. The back of the book collects templates for all major Paper 1 text types.