1. 打工 你申请的大学有什么好处？ 有什么坏处？

2. 有什么好处或者坏 处？ 学费 收入 贷款 标准 压力 / 负担 重要性 兴趣性 等等

3. 打工 这些工作有什么好处？ 有什么坏处？

4. 这些工作有什么好 处或者坏处？ 教育 收入 贷款 标准 压力 / 负担 重要性 兴趣性 等等

5. AP Chinese Overview

6. “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?

7. “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.” Standards for Foreign Language Learning What does AP Chinese test?

8. 5: Extremely well qualified 4: Well qualified 3: Qualified 2: Possibly qualified 1: No recommendation Score Distribution: Score Distribution: AP Chinese Grading

9. Test Format General Overview: General Overview Example Listening Questions: –AudioAudio –QuestionsQuestions Example Free-Response Questions: –PDFPDF –Conversation-AudioConversation-Audio –Culture Presentation-AudioCulture Presentation-Audio –Scoring GuidelinesScoring Guidelines –Previous Exam Practice QuestionsPrevious Exam Practice Questions –More Sample QuestionsMore Sample Questions

10. Test Format 8 major THEMATIC TOPICS: Customs Daily Life Economics Education Entertainment Family Geography (inc. travel) Mixed Theme

11. How do I prepare?

12. Study specific test questions and topics. Divide general test prep into two major areas: –VOCABULARY  ?? –GRAMMAR  ??

13. How do I prepare? Study specific test questions and topics. Divide general test prep into two major areas: –VOCABULARY  Quantity –GRAMMAR  Quality

14. 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