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AP Chinese
Overview
“The AP Chinese Language and Culture course is designed to be comparable to fourth semester (or the equivalent) college/university courses in Mandarin Chinese.”
> Intermediate level> can read/write/speak/listen about a variety of different topics related to daily life and culture>can go to China to live/work/study
What is AP Chinese?
• “The AP course prepares students to demonstrate their level of Chinese proficiency across the three communicative modes (Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational) and the five goal areas (Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities) as outlined in the Standards for Foreign Language Learning.”
What does AP Chinese test?
5: Extremely well qualified4: Well qualified3: Qualified2: Possibly qualified1: No recommendation
Score Distribution:
AP Chinese Grading
Test Format
General Overview:
Example Listening Questions:– Audio – Questions
Example Free-Response Questions:– PDF– Conversation-Audio– Culture Presentation-Audio– Scoring Guidelines– Previous Exam Practice Questions– More Sample Questions
Test Format8 major THEMATIC TOPICS:
CustomsDaily LifeEconomicsEducationEntertainmentFamilyGeography (inc. travel)Mixed Theme
How do I prepare?
How do I prepare?
Study specific test questions and topics.
Divide general test prep into two major areas:
– VOCABULARY ??
– GRAMMAR ??
How do I prepare?
Study specific test questions and topics.
Divide general test prep into two major areas:
– VOCABULARY Quantity
– GRAMMAR Quality
Vocabulary
This is the big challenge
Example: – all four books of Integrated Chinese: 1,837
WORDS– Number of characters you should know for AP
Chinese: ~2500– Number of words you should know for AP
Chinese: ~3000ish
maybe; possible
可能 kěnéng mv/adj
DO NOW
Write down all the words associated with apartments/houses/furniture that you can
DO NOW: 这是什么房间?里面有什么家具?对你来说,房间的环境适合你吗?
Lesson 17 Dialogue 2
Vocabulary
UM Flint Zhong, Yan
one bedroom and one living room 一房一厅 yì fáng yì tīng
clean
干净 gānjìng adj
sofa
沙发 shāfā n
dining table
饭桌 fànzhuō n
chair
椅子 yǐzi n
desk
书桌 shūzhuō n
bookcase; bookshelf
书架 shūjià n
there
那里 nàli pr
quiet
安静 ānjìng adj
rent
房租 fángzū n
measure word for the basic Chinese monetary unit; yuan 元 yuán m
U.S. currency
美元 Měiyuán n
renminbi (RMB, Chinese currency) 人民币 Rénmínbì n
the people
人民 rénmín n
currency
币 bì n
almost; nearly; similar
差不多 chàbuduō adv/adj
fee; expenses
费 fèi n
security deposit
押金 yājīn n
to serve as; to be
当 dāng v
to return (something)
还 huán v
furthermore; in addition
另外 lìngwài conj
to raise
养 yǎng v
pet
宠物 chǒngwù n
interest
兴趣 xìngqù n