AP French Language and Culture Premium, Fifth Edition: Prep Book with 3 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review + Online Audio and Practice

by Eliane Kurbegov Ed.S., Edward Weiss M.A.

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• Strengthen your ability to write and speak French with advice for writing email replies, and argumentative essays, carrying on a conversation, and making cultural comparisons

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• Familiarize yourself with spoken French by listening to authentic French audio passages and following along audioscripts in the book

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506287881
Publisher:	Barrons Educational Services
Publication date:	07/04/2023
Series:	Barron's AP Prep
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	448
Sales rank:	406,134
File size:	59 MB
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About the Author

About the Authors
Eliane Korbegov, Ed.S.
Eliane has taught French in high schools and universities in both Florida and Colorado throughout her career. She is a past consultant 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 20 + years and has trained and mentored AP consultants.

Edward Wiess, M.A.Ed 
Edward has taught French at high school and college levels in the Philadelphia area and served as World Language department chair at the secondary level. He is a National consultant for the College Board and served as AP reader, table leader, exam leader for the AP French Language and Culture exam (20 + years). He has led Advanced Placement Summer Institutes for French teachers around the country and developed workshops and online materials for the College Board. He is also a three time recipient of National Endowment for the Humanities summer institute grants and has presented for ACTFL, AATF, and at the AP French reading

About the Publisher
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Table of Contents

How to Use This Book vii

Barron's Essential 5 viii

Preface xi

Overview of the AP French Course and Exam xiii

Scoring the AP French Language and Culture Exam xv

Part 1 Multiple-Choice Section

1 Multiple-Choice Reading Selections 3

About Interpretive Communication 3

Listening vs. Reading 3

Strategies for Answering Multiple-Choice Questions 3

How to Draw a Conclusion or Make an Inference 5

Using Context to Determine the Meaning 5

Answer Explanations-Multiple-Choice Reading Selections 51

2 Combined Reading-Listening Selections 59

Answer Explanations-Combined Reading-Listening Selections 104

3 Multiple-Choice Audio Selections 113

Answer Explanations-Multiple-Choice Audio Selections 135

Part 2 Free-Response Section

4 Writing Email Replies 145

Instructions, Strategies, and Tips 145

Useful Vocabulary for Emails 146

Writing the Email Response 148

Instructions, Email Prompts, and Exemplary Replies 150

5 Writing the Argumentative Essay 189

Instructions, Strategies, and Tips 189

Useful Vocabulary for an Argumentative Essay 191

How to Write an Argumentative Essay 192

Instructions, Prompts, and Exemplary Essays 193

6 Conversation 207

About DAS and Digital Submission of Audio Files 207

Instructions, Strategies, and Tips 207

Useful Vocabulary for a Conversation 211

Example Conversation Task with Transcript of Audios and Suggested Responses 212

7 Cultural Comparisons 239

Instructions, Strategies, and Tips 239

Useful Vocabulary for a Comparison 239

Instructions and Examples 242

Facts You Should Know 245

Part 3 Practice Exams

Practice Exam 1 273

Answer Key 301

Answer Explanations 303

Practice Exam 2 311

Answer Key 338

Answer Explanations 340

Appendices

Appendix A Scripts for Chapters 2 and 3 349

Appendix B Scripts for Chapter 5 375

Appendix C Audio and Exemplary Conversations for Chapter 6 379

Appendix D Scripts for Practice Exams 1 and 2 395

Appendix E Scoring Guidelines 409

Appendix F Overview of Transitional Words and Phrases 417

Acknowledgments 421