AP Chinese Language and Culture (2020)

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Yan Shen has been a lecturer in Asian Languages and Cultures at UCLA, Los Angeles since 2005. She
has a Masters in Sinology and Anthropology from the University of Trier in Germany and a Bachelors
in Chinese Language and Literature from Capital Normal University, Beijing, China. She was born in
China and has lived in Beijing for more than two decades. She taught Chinese as a second language at
the International Chinese Language and Culture Center at Tsinghua University between 1993 and 2004
and has been a certified Oral Proficiency Tester for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages since 2012. She has published articles in journals, such as The Journal of Tsinghua
University, and presented at national and global conferences, including ACTFL and CLTA. She has
served as a reviewer for the Critical Language Scholarship Program (Chinese) for several years.
Joanne Shang teaches Mandarin Chinese at Rye Country Day School in New York and is
professionally focused in student-centered pedagogy and technology integration in world language
teaching and learning. She is a master teacher in Startalk programs and presents regularly at national
and global conferences. Joanne previously taught in North Carolina and Hong Kong.
Both authors have been readers for the AP Chinese Language and Culture exam.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thanks to my husband, Wei Li, for his support while I worked on the book. Thanks also to my
daughter, Yunyi Li, for her help in translating much of the Chinese into English. Many thanks also to
Joanne Shang for checking the manuscript and offering valuable suggestions for improvement. Special
thanks are due to my editor at Barron’s, Samantha Karasik.—Yan Shen
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Contents
Barron’s Essential 5
1 Introduction
General Information
The AP Chinese Language and Culture Course
The AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam
Scoring
Navigating the Computer
Suggested Resources
Using This Book
2 Listening Comprehension
General Information
Rejoinders
Listening Selections
Listening Strategies
Listening Comprehension Practice
Answer Key
Answers Explained
Vocabulary List
Audioscripts
3 Reading Comprehension

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General Information
Reading Strategies
Reading Selections
Reading Comprehension Practice
Answer Key
Answers Explained
4 Writing Skills
General Information
Evaluation Criteria
Scoring Guidelines
Types of Essays
Writing Strategies
Writing Skills Practice
5 Speaking Skills
General Information
Evaluation Criteria
Scoring Guidelines
Conversation Samples and Scores
Cultural Presentation Samples and Scores
Speaking Tips
Vocabulary Tips
Speaking Preparation
Presentation
Speaking Skills Practice
Speaking Skills Audioscripts
6 Grammar Review
Complements
Sentences with Special Predicates
The Passive Voice

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The “把”—Sentences
Existential Sentences
Sentences with Verbal Constructions in a Series
Pivotal Sentences
Comparison
Expressing Emphasis
Complex Sentences
Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese
7 Cultural Notes
Physical Geography of China
Survey of Modern History
Festivals and Customs
Chinese Family Virtues
Chinese Mythology
Idiom Stories
Four Grand Works in Chinese Literature
Chinese Characters
Calligraphy
Chinese Arts and Crafts
Four Great Inventions of Ancient China
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Architecture
Classical Gardens
Traditional Performing Arts
Education
Chinese Martial Arts
Traditional Entertainment
Cultural Heritage
Traditional Clothing
Traditional Food
Chinese Astrology
Chinese Taboos
Chinese Influential Figures
Important Idioms

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Barron’s Essential 5
As you work toward achieving that 5 on your AP Chinese Language and
Culture exam, here are five essentials that you MUST know above
everything else:
1
Familiarize yourself with the exam structure and the three modes of communication around
which the course is structured.
● Understanding the various tasks on the exam is critical for success.
● Remember that communication can be interpersonal, interpretive, or presentational.
● All of the tasks on the exam are built upon these modes.
● Your success depends on a balanced mastery of language.
2
Listen and read critically.
● You will need to comprehend a variety of authentic Chinese texts, e-mails, letters, articles,
conversations, interviews, announcements, and other items such as ads, charts, and instructions.
● Be sure you understand the purpose, the essential facts, and the tone of each of these items, as well
as the puns and euphemisms used.
3
Complete the tasks in the Free-Response Questions.
● The instructions to the Free-Response Questions are written in English.
● Read them carefully as they specify what tasks are expected of you.
● It is most important to complete the right task correctly.
● Overlooking a task or subtask will marginalize your score regardless of the rich language used.
4
Type correctly.
● The Writing sections include an E-mail Response and a Story Narration.
● Each must be completed in 15 minutes by typing Chinese characters.

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● Practice typing on IME methods for proficiency and accuracy in choosing the characters after
keying in the Hanyu Pinyin or Zhuyin Fuhao.
5
Use all elements of this guide.
● Read and pay attention to the suggested strategies and the explanations in the Answer Keys to
strengthen or supplement your knowledge.
● Complete the exercises in all sections and the two Practice Exams. Be sure you’re familiar with
the exam directions.

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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
GENERAL INFORMATION
The AP Chinese Language and Culture program offers high school students
an opportunity to earn credit for Chinese courses at the college level. Like
other College Board programs, it is available to anyone worldwide who
wishes to participate. The AP Chinese Language and Culture exam was first
held in May 2007 and is used to assess a student’s proficiency in Chinese,
equivalent to completing a fourth-semester Chinese course in college.
The AP Chinese Language and Culture exam consists of two essential
aspects: Chinese language and Chinese culture. Since language and culture
are so closely intertwined, culture is acquired in the process of learning a
language, and language is learned when studying culture. As such, students
should try to absorb as much Chinese culture as possible while learning the
language, because it is impossible to separate the two.
THE AP CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE COURSE
The curriculum and assessment frameworks for the AP Chinese Language
and Culture course undergo continuous improvement. In order to prepare for
the AP Chinese Language and Culture exam, students are strongly
encouraged, although not required, to enroll in an AP Chinese Language and
Culture course in high school. Like other AP courses, the AP Chinese
Language and Culture course should match the level of a fourth-semester
university/college course in Mandarin/Putonghua Chinese. This level
requires students to complete approximately 250 hours of classroom
instruction.
In the AP Chinese Language and Culture course, students should
intensively practice Chinese in three modes: interpersonal, interpretive, and
presentational. In addition, they should develop Chinese language skills in
the five goal areas: communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and
communities.
The first goal involves communication in Chinese. Students are expected:

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1. to engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express
feelings and emotions, exchange opinions, and make presentations
2. to understand, write, and discuss a variety of topics
The second goal involves the acquisition of cultural knowledge. This
includes:
1. understanding social patterns
2. the active practice of conventions
3. appropriate use of Chinese in cultural settings
In particular, students should understand significant components of Chinese
culture, such as traditions, history, literature, art, and so on.
The third goal is to establish a connection between Chinese and other
disciplines and to further acquire information and recognize distinctive
viewpoints that are only available through Chinese language and culture.
The fourth goal concerns the student’s ability to compare and contrast the
Chinese language and culture with his or her native or other language and
culture.
The fifth goal emphasizes that students should apply the Chinese language
in communities both within and beyond the school setting.
THE AP CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE EXAM
The AP Chinese Language and Culture course and exam incorporate Chinese
cultural information with listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Like other
AP foreign language exams, the AP Chinese Language and Culture exam
measures fluency. Students should be able to recognize and understand both
spoken and written Chinese at a sophisticated level. In addition, they should
demonstrate their ability to speak and write Chinese fluently and accurately
in a culturally appropriate manner.
Format of the Exam
The following tables provides a summary of the important information on the
AP Chinese Language and Culture exam. Tables I, II, and III represent the
format of the exam. The exam assesses the communication ability of AP
Chinese Language and Culture students in two sections: multiple-choice and

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free-response questions. Each section of the AP Chinese Language and
Culture exam contributes a specific portion to the final AP grade. Detailed
rubrics for the Writing and Speaking free-response sections will be given in
the related chapters. Tables I and II list the time distribution and weight of
each part on the final grade.
To do well on the exam, it is important to understand the structure of the
AP Chinese Language and Culture exam.
SECTION I
Section I, as illustrated in Table I, is the multiple-choice section and covers
listening and reading comprehension.
THE LISTENING SECTION consists of two types of multiple-choice
questions developed to evaluate interpersonal and interpretive
communication skills.
1. Rejoinders—AP students must
• first listen to and fully understand the expressions in the beginning
part of a conversation, and then
• listen to a list of choices and select a culturally acceptable discourse
to continue or complete the conversation.
TABLE I

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