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BARRON’S AP ® CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Yan Shen, M.A. Department of Asian Languages & Cultures, UCLA Contributing author: Joanne Shang, B.S. Chinese Language Teacher Raleigh Charter High School Raleigh, North Carolina ® AP and Advanced Placement Program are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product. 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 University Trier, Trier, Germany and a Bachelor 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 served as a lecturer at the International Chinese Language and Culture Center, Tsinghua University, China, during 1993 and 2004. Yan speaks standard Mandarin fluently and has written numerous articles for journals. Joanne Shang has taught all levels of Mandarin Chinese at Raleigh Charter High School, Raleigh, North Carolina since 1994 and has been elected to serve as the K-12 Chinese Teacher Lead in North Carolina. She is a frequent speaker at regional and national conferences. 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, Pat Hunter. © Copyright 2009 by Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. 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. All inquiries should be addressed to: Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. 250 Wireless Boulevard Hauppauge, New York 11788 www.barronseduc.com Book ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-3815-7 Book ISBN-10: 0-7641-3815-4 Book & audio package ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-9400-9 Book & audio package ISBN-10: 0-7641-9400-3 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 2008000986 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Shen, Yan. AP Chinese language and culture / Yan Shen. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-3815-7 ISBN-10: 0-7641-3815-4 ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-9400-9 ISBN-10: 0-7641-9400-3 1. Chinese language–Examinations. I. Title. PL1071.S44 2008 495.1076–dc22 2008000986 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents 1 5 Introduction 1 Speaking Skills 331 General Information 1 General Information 331 The AP Chinese Course 1 Evaluation Criteria 332 The AP Chinese Exam 2 Conversation Samples and Scores 336 Navigating the Computer 5 Cultural Presentation Samples and Scores Suggested Resources 11 350 Using This Book 15 Speaking Tips 355 Vocabulary Tips 356 2 Speaking Preparation 356 Listening Comprehension Presentation 359 17 Speaking Skills Practice 364 Speaking Skills 390 General Information 17 Rejoinders 19 6 Listening Selections 22 Grammar Review 399 Listening Strategies 23 Listening Comprehension Practice 55 Complements 399 Answers and Answer Explanations 70 Sentences with Special Predicates 405 The Passive Voice 407 3 The “ ᡞ ”—Sentences 408 Reading Comprehension 162 Existential Sentences 410 Sentences with Verbal Constructions in a Series General Information 162 411 Reading Strategies 162 Pivotal Sentences 412 Reading Selections 178 Comparison 413 Reading Comprehension Practice 181 Expressing Emphasis 416 Answers and Answer Explanations 210 Complex Sentences 417 4 Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese Writing Skills 227 426 General Information 227 7 Cultural Notes 441 Evaluation Criteria 228 Scoring Guidelines 229 Physical Geography of China 441 Types of Essays 240 Survey of Modern History 445 Writing Strategies 261 Festivals and Customs 447 Common Writing Mistakes 261 Chinese Mythology 450 Writing Skills Practice 270 Idiom Story 452 Four Grand Works in Chinese Literature 454 iv AP Chinese Language and Culture Chinese Characters 455 Traditional Food 476 Calligraphy 456 Chinese Astrology 478 Chinese Arts and Crafts 457 Chinese Taboos 479 Four Great Inventions of Ancient China Important Idioms 483 459 Useful Proverbs 489 Traditional Chinese Medicine 460 8 Traditional Chinese Architecture 462 Model Exam 1 499 Classical Gardens 464 Traditional Performing Arts 465 Answers and Answer Explanations 516 Education 466 9 Chinese Martial Arts 469 Model Exam 2 535 Traditional Entertainment 471 Cultural Heritage 473 Answers and Answer Explanations 552 Traditional Clothing 474 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] |
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