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    BARRON'S FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE THIRD EDITION —— FOR 2019 & 2020 TESTS A ; BW 3 full-length practice tests, 3 including an online test, plus v ad downloadable audio tag gal BW Answer explanations for every question x PLUS ONLINE PRACTICE x Eliane Kurbegov, Ed.S., and Edward Weiss, M.A. & an re oon of ato mr ine ( ST = —

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    BARRON'S AP® FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE THIRD EDITION Eliane Kurbegov, Ed.S. Edward Weiss, M.A. BARRON'S AP® is a registered trademark of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse,

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    this product.

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    About the Authors Eliane Kurbegov is from Strasbourg, France. She has been teaching French in high schools and universities in both Florida and Colorado throughout her career. As a high school teacher, she began consulting for the College Board: leading workshops, writing test items for the AP French exam, creating materials for AP workshop manuals, and participating in the exam and course redesign in 2011. She has scored AP exams as a reader, table leader, and question leader for over twenty years. In addition, Eliane has trained and mentored AP consultants and is currently monitoring the AP French Language and Culture Course Teacher Community. She is the author of numerous French manuals published by Barron’s and McGraw Hill, as well as the author of French for Dummies and co-author of the AP French textbook Themes published by Vista Higher Learning. Ed Weiss has spent his career teaching French at both the high school and college levels in the Philadelphia area, as well as serving as World Language department chair at the secondary level. Ed has worked for the College Board for over twenty years and has served as an AP reader, table leader, and exam leader for the AP French Language and Culture exam. Ed is a national consultant for the College

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    Board and has led Advanced Placement Summer Institutes for French teachers around the country. He has also developed workshop and online materials for the College Board. He is a three-time recipient of National Endowment for the Humanities summer institute grants and has been a presenter for ACTFL, AATF, and at the AP French reading.

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    © Copyright 2019, 2016, 2013 by Kaplan, Inc., d/b/a Barron’s Educational Series All rights reserved. No part of this product may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means without the written permission of the copyright owner. Published by Kaplan, Inc., d/b/a Barron's Educational Series 750 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017 www.barronseduc.com ISBN: 978-1-5062-7203-0 ISSN: 1938-7873 98765432 Kaplan, Inc., d/b/a Barron's Educational Series print books are available at special quantity discounts to use for sales promotions, employee premiums, or educational purposes. For more information or to purchase books, please call the Simon & Schuster special sales department at 866-506-1949.

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    Contents Barron's Essential 5 Preface Overview of the AP French Course and Exam Scoring the AP French Language and Culture Exam What Is an AP Score and What Does It Mean? How AP Exams Are Scored-Overview PART 1: MULTIPLE-CHOICE SECTION 1 About Interpretive Communication Listening vs. Reading Strategies for Answering Multiple-Choice Questions How to Draw a Conclusion or Make an Inference Using Context to Determine the Meaning 2 Multiple-Choice Reading Selections Answer Explanations—Multiple-Choice Reading Selections 3 Combined Reading-Listening Selections Answer Explanations—Combined Reading-Listening

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    Selections 4 Multiple-Choice Audio Selections Answer Explanations—Multiple-Choice Audio Selections PART 2: FREE-RESPONSE SECTION 5 Writing E-mail Replies Instructions, Strategies, and Tips Useful Vocabulary for E-mails Writing the E-mail Response Instructions, E-mail Prompts, and Exemplary Replies 6 Writing the Argumentative Essay Instructions, Strategies, and Tips Useful Vocabulary for an Argumentative Essay How to Write an Argumentative Essay Instructions, Prompts, and Exemplary Essays 7 Conversation About DAS and Digital Submission of Audio Files Instructions, Strategies, and Tips Useful Vocabulary for a Conversation Conversation Prompts, Outlines, and Replies 8 Cultural Comparisons Instructions, Strategies, and Tips Useful Vocabulary for a Comparison

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    Instructions and Examples Facts You Should Know PART 3: PRACTICE EXAMS Practice Exam 1 Answers Explained Practice Exam 2 Answers Explained APPENDICES Appendix A-Audio Scripts for Chapters 3 and 4 Appendix B-Audio Scripts for Chapter 6 Appendix C-Audio and Exemplary Conversations for Chapter 7 Appendix D-Audio Scripts for Practice Exams 1 and 2 Appendix E-Scoring Guidelines Appendix F-Overview of Transitional Words and Phrases Acknowledgments

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    5 Barron’s Essential As you work toward achieving that 5 on your AP French Language and Culture exam, here are five essentials that you MUST know above everything else: 1 Familiarize yourself with the exam structure, the six themes, and the three modes of communication around which the course is structured. Understanding the various tasks in the exam is critical for success. Remember that communication can be interpersonal, interpretive, or presentational. All of the tasks in 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 French texts, letters, articles, conversations, interviews, and other items such as maps, charts, and instructions. Be able to understand the purpose, the essential facts, and the tone of each of these items. 3 Immerse yourself in authentic materials. The AP French exam is based on real-world materials. Your

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    success on the test depends on how well you can interact with these selections. Remember that this is the AP French Language and Culture exam—your exposure to authentic materials increases your cultural knowledge. Constantly immerse yourself in French by taking advantage of the myriad of online resources along with texts and magazines. 4 Write and speak in both formal and informal registers. Knowing how to deal with the two writing and the two speaking tasks that require both registers is a key to your success. Know how to write an effective and well-organized essay that cites three different sources. Know how to respond to an e-mail with appropriate salutations. Be able to engage in an informal conversation. Finally, know how to make an oral presentation in which you compare your own community with a francophone community on a specific aspect of culture. 5 Continue your practice right up to exam day. Staying sharp by continued exposure to French is critical! By using all of the elements of this guide, including the two complete sample exams and models of written and spoken responses, you will go into the exam confident. On exam day, be completely familiar

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    with all exam directions.

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