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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.

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Page 1: AP Chinese Overview. “The AP Chinese Language and Culture course is designed to be comparable to fourth semester (or the equivalent) college/university.

AP Chinese

Overview

Page 2: AP Chinese Overview. “The AP Chinese Language and Culture course is designed to be comparable to fourth semester (or the equivalent) college/university.

“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?

Page 3: AP Chinese Overview. “The AP Chinese Language and Culture course is designed to be comparable to fourth semester (or the equivalent) college/university.

• “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?

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5: Extremely well qualified4: Well qualified3: Qualified2: Possibly qualified1: No recommendation

Score Distribution:

AP Chinese Grading

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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

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Test Format8 major THEMATIC TOPICS:

CustomsDaily LifeEconomicsEducationEntertainmentFamilyGeography (inc. travel)Mixed Theme

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How do I prepare?

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How do I prepare?

Study specific test questions and topics.

Divide general test prep into two major areas:

– VOCABULARY ??

– GRAMMAR ??

Page 9: AP Chinese Overview. “The AP Chinese Language and Culture course is designed to be comparable to fourth semester (or the equivalent) college/university.

How do I prepare?

Study specific test questions and topics.

Divide general test prep into two major areas:

– VOCABULARY Quantity

– GRAMMAR Quality

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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

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maybe; possible

可能 kěnéng mv/adj

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DO NOW

Write down all the words associated with apartments/houses/furniture that you can

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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?

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Lesson 17 Dialogue 2

Vocabulary

UM Flint Zhong, Yan

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one bedroom and one living room 一房一厅 yì fáng yì tīng

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clean

干净 gānjìng adj

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sofa

沙发 shāfā n

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dining table

饭桌 fànzhuō n

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chair

椅子 yǐzi n

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desk

书桌 shūzhuō n

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bookcase; bookshelf

书架 shūjià n

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there

那里 nàli pr

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quiet

安静 ānjìng adj

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rent

房租 fángzū n

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measure word for the basic Chinese monetary unit; yuan 元 yuán m

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U.S. currency

美元 Měiyuán n

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renminbi (RMB, Chinese currency) 人民币 Rénmínbì n

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the people

人民 rénmín n

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currency

币 bì n

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almost; nearly; similar

差不多 chàbuduō adv/adj

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fee; expenses

费 fèi n

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security deposit

押金 yājīn n

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to serve as; to be

当 dāng v

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to return (something)

还 huán v

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furthermore; in addition

另外 lìngwài conj

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to raise

养 yǎng v

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pet

宠物 chǒngwù n

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interest

兴趣 xìngqù n