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Get exam-ready with AP Chinese Language and Culture Premium, Fourth Edition: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2023) , featuring topic-wise breakdowns, expert strategies, and sample questions.

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AP Chinese Language and Culture Premium, Fourth Edition: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2023) - Page 1 preview image<nal:2ae\xyvi=IJA\IN®~Na~—4gi—lSTupgssLLYChineseLanguagePREMIUM=|\@®2full-lengthpracticetestswithdetailedanswerexplanations|®AuthenticaudioonlineforallListeningandSpeakingsections\\\)\®Comprehensivereviewandpracticeforalltopicsontheexam-\®ExperttipsplusBarron's“Essential5”thingsyouneedtoknow3NLA|“SeggySE2f=|YanShen,M.A.,and3£4\lJoanneShang,B.S.(1AP®isaregisteredtrademarkoftheCollegeBoard,whichisnot|{laffiliatedwithBarron'sandwasnotinvolvedintheproductionof,and|adoesnotencorse,isprodict.(+studyxy{iA
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AP Chinese Language and Culture Premium, Fourth Edition: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2023) - Page 3 preview imageBARRON'STHETRUSTEDNAMEINTESTPREP
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AP Chinese Language and Culture Premium, Fourth Edition: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2023) - Page 5 preview imageScannow=Liedtoaccesspracticeincludedwiththisbook,orgotoonline.barronsbooks.comBARRON'S
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AP Chinese Language and Culture Premium, Fourth Edition: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2023) - Page 6 preview imageAcknowledgmentsThankstomyhusband,WeiLi,forhissupportwhileIworkedonthebook.Thanksalsotomydaughter,YunyiLi,forherhelpintranslatingmuchoftheChineseintoEnglish.ManythanksalsotoJoanneShangforcheckingthemanuscriptandofferingvaluablesuggestionsforimprovement.SpecialthanksareduetomyeditoratBarron’s,SamanthaKarasik.—YanShen
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AP Chinese Language and Culture Premium, Fourth Edition: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2023) - Page 7 preview imageAP®isaregisteredtrademarkoftheCollegeBoard,whichisnotaffiliatedwithBarron’sandwasnotinvolvedintheproductionof,anddoesnotendorse,thisproduct.©Copyright2023,2019,2014,2009byKaplanNorthAmerica,LLC,d/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeriesAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyform,orbyanymeans,withoutthewrittenpermissionofthecopyrightowner.PublishedbyKaplanNorthAmerica,LLC,d/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeries1515W.CypressCreekRoadFortLauderdale,FL33309www.barronseduc.comISBN:978-1-5062-8643-310987654321KaplanNorthAmerica,LLC,d/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeriesprintbooksareavailableatspecialquantitydiscountstouseforsalespromotions,employeepremiums,oreducationalpurposes.Formoreinformationortopurchasebooks,pleasecalltheSimon&Schusterspecialsalesdepartmentat866-506-1949.
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AP Chinese Language and Culture Premium, Fourth Edition: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2023) - Page 8 preview imageAbouttheAuthorsYanShenhasbeenalecturerinAsianLanguagesandCulturesatUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngelessince2005.ShehasaMastersinSinologyandAnthropologyfromtheUniversityofTrierinGermanyandaBachelorsinChineseLanguageandLiteraturefromCapitalNormalUniversity,Beijing,China.ShewasborninChinaandhaslivedinBeijingformorethantwodecades.ShetaughtChineseasasecondlanguageattheInternationalChineseLanguageandCultureCenteratTsinghuaUniversitybetween1993and2004andhasbeenacertifiedOralProficiencyTesterfortheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguagessince2012.Shehaspublishedarticlesinjournals,suchasTheJournalofTsinghuaUniversity,andpresentedatnationalandglobalconferences,includingACTFLandCLTA.ShehasservedasareviewerfortheCriticalLanguageScholarshipProgram(Chinese)forseveralyears.JoanneShangteachesMandarinChineseatRyeCountryDaySchoolinNewYorkandisprofessionallyfocusedinstudent-centeredpedagogyandtechnologyintegrationinworldlanguageteachingandlearning.SheisamasterteacherinStartalkprogramsandpresentsregularlyatnationalandglobalconferences.JoannepreviouslytaughtinNorthCarolinaandHongKong.BothauthorshavebeenreadersfortheAPChineseLanguageandCultureexam.
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AP Chinese Language and Culture Premium, Fourth Edition: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2023) - Page 9 preview imageTableofContentsHowtoUseThisBookBarron’sEssential5EXAMOVERVIEWANDLEARNINGSTRATEGIES1IntroductionGeneralInformationTheAPChineseLanguageandCultureCourseTheAPChineseLanguageandCultureExamScoringNavigatingtheComputerSuggestedResources2LanguageSkillsandLearningStrategiesListeningComprehensionReadingComprehensionWritingSkillsSpeakingSkillsTOPICALREVIEWANDPRACTICE3FamiliesinDifferentSocieties(Unit1)ListeningComprehensionPracticeReadingComprehensionPracticeWritingSkillsPracticeSpeakingSkillsPracticeCulturalNotes
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AP Chinese Language and Culture Premium, Fourth Edition: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2023) - Page 10 preview image4TheInfluenceofLanguageandCultureonIdentity(Unit2)ListeningComprehensionPracticeReadingComprehensionPracticeWritingSkillsPracticeSpeakingSkillsPracticeCulturalNotes5InfluencesofBeautyandArt(Unit3)ListeningComprehensionPracticeReadingComprehensionPracticeWritingSkillsPracticeSpeakingSkillsPracticeCulturalNotes6HowScienceandTechnologyAffectOurLives(Unit4)ListeningComprehensionPracticeReadingComprehensionPracticeWritingSkillsPracticeSpeakingSkillsPracticeCulturalNotes7FactorsThatImpacttheQualityofLife(Unit5)ListeningComprehensionPracticeReadingComprehensionPracticeWritingSkillsPracticeSpeakingSkillsPracticeCulturalNotes8Environmental,Political,andSocietalChallenges(Unit6)ListeningComprehensionPracticeReadingComprehensionPracticeWritingSkillsPractice
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AP Chinese Language and Culture Premium, Fourth Edition: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2023) - Page 11 preview imageSpeakingSkillsPracticeCulturalNotes9GrammarReviewComplementsSentenceswithSpecialPredicatesThePassiveVoiceThe“48”—SentencesExistentialSentencesSentenceswithVerbalConstructionsinaSeriesPivotalSentencesComparisonExpressingEmphasisComplexSentencesCommonSentencePatternsinSpokenChinesePRACTICETESTSPracticeTest1AnswerKeyAnswerExplanationsPracticeTest2AnswerKeyAnswerExplanations
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AP Chinese Language and Culture Premium, Fourth Edition: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2023) - Page 12 preview imageHowtoUseThisBookThisbookprovidesacomprehensivereviewandextensivepracticeforthelatestAPChineseLanguageandCulturecourseandexam.ExamOverviewandLearningStrategiesStartwithChapter1,whichprovidesadetailedoverviewoftheAPChineseLanguageandCulturecourseandexam.Learnthedifferentsectionsoftheexam,reviewhoweachsectionwillbescored,andfamiliarizeyourselfwiththefeaturesofthecomputer-basedtestingyou’llencounterontestday.Next,reviewChapter2,whichcoverslanguageskillsandkeylearningstrategiesforListeningComprehension,ReadingComprehension,WritingSkills,andSpeakingSkills.Thischapterwillprovideyouwithimportantadviceforapproachingeachsectionoftheexamwithconfidence.NotethattheAPChineseLanguageandCultureexamallowsstudentstoreadandwriteineithersimplifiedortraditionalcharacters,sothisbookalsoprovidesstudentswithtraditionalcharactersfirst,followedbythesimplifiedversion.TopicalPracticeWorkthroughthepracticeexercisesinChapters3through8,whichareorganizedaccordingtothesixthematicunitsofAPChineseLanguageandCulture.Eachchapterfocusesononeunitthemeandincludespracticeforallsectionsoftheexam.Reviewthedetailedanswerexplanationsattheendofeachquestionsettocheckyourprogress.ThenreadthroughtheaudioscriptsforanyListeningorSpeakingexercisesandstudytheculturalnotesattheendofthechaptertoenhanceyourunderstandingofChinesecultureandsociety.Finally,studyChapter9,whichreviewskeyaspectsofChinesegrammar,includingcomplements,pivotalsentences,commonsentencepatterns,and
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AP Chinese Language and Culture Premium, Fourth Edition: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2023) - Page 13 preview imagemuchmore.Thischapterwillhelpyouonallsectionsoftheexam,butitwillparticularlyhelpstrengthenyourskillsfortheSpeakingandWritingsectionsofthetest.PracticeTestsThisbookconcludeswithtwofull-lengthpracticeteststhatmirrortheactualexaminformat,content,andlevelofdifficulty.EachtestisfollowedbydetailedanswersandexplanationsforallquestionsaswellasaudioscriptsforallListeningandSpeakingsections.OnlinePracticeAudiotracksforallListeningandSpeakingexercisesareavailableonline.Listentoeachtrackasyouworkthroughthechapters,orreviewalltracksatoncebeforetestdayforextrapractice.ForStudentsWhetheryouareusingthisbookatthestartoftheschoolyearorintheweeksleadinguptotheexam,thisbookwillprovideyouwiththesupportyouneedtomaximizeyourscore.Todeterminewhichtopicsyouknowwellandwhichchaptersyouneedtoreviewfurther,trytoanswerasmanyquestionsasyoucanbeforecheckingtheexplanations.Afterworkingthroughthisbook,youshouldbeabletobetterexpressyourselfasclearly,accurately,andfluentlyaspossibleinChineseandachievesuccessontheAPChineseLanguageandCultureexam.ForTeachersThisbookisfullyalignedwiththesixthematicunitsandexamformatoutlinedinthelatestAPChineseLanguageandCultureCourseandExamDescription.Youcanusethisbookasaresourceintheclassroom,oryoucanassignpracticequestionsashomeworkortestmaterial.
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AP Chinese Language and Culture Premium, Fourth Edition: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2023) - Page 14 preview imagebdBARRON’SESSENTIAL5Asyouworktowardachievingthat5onyourAPChineseLanguageandCultureexam,herearefiveessentialsthatyouMUSTknowaboveeverythingelse:1Familiarizeyourselfwiththeexamstructureandthethreemodesofcommunicationaroundwhichthecourseisstructured.oUnderstandingthevarioustasksontheexamiscriticalforsuccess.eRememberthatcommunicationcanbeinterpersonal,interpretive,orpresentational.oAllofthetasksontheexamarebuiltuponthesemodes.eYoursuccessdependsonabalancedmasteryoflanguage.2Listenandreadcritically.eYouwillneedtocomprehendavarietyofauthenticChinesetexts,e-mails,letters,articles,conversations,interviews,announcements,andotheritemssuchasads,charts,andinstructions.«Besureyouunderstandthepurpose,theessentialfacts,andthetoneofeachoftheseitems,aswellasthepunsandeuphemismsused.3CompletethetasksintheFree-ResponseQuestions.eTheinstructionstotheFree-ResponseQuestionsarewritteninEnglish.«Readthemcarefullyastheyspecifywhattasksareexpectedofyou.eItismostimportanttocompletetherighttaskcorrectly.eOverlookingataskorsubtaskwillmarginalizeyourscoreregardlessoftherichlanguageused.+StudyXY
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AP Chinese Language and Culture Premium, Fourth Edition: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2023) - Page 15 preview image4Typecorrectly.eTheWritingsectionsincludeanE-mailResponseandaStoryNarration.eEachmustbecompletedin15minutesbytypingChinesecharacters.ePracticetypingonIMEmethodsforproficiencyandaccuracyinchoosingthecharactersafterkeyingintheHanyuPinyinorZhuyinFuhao.5Useallelementsofthisguide.«Readandpayattentiontothesuggestedstrategiesandtheanswerexplanationstostrengthenorsupplementyourknowledge.«CompletetheexercisesinChapters3through8andthetwoPracticeTests.Besureyou'refamiliarwiththeexamdirections.+StudyXxy
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AP Chinese Language and Culture Premium, Fourth Edition: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2023) - Page 16 preview imageExamOverviewandLearningStrategies
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