2016 AP Chinese Language and Culture Free-Response Questions - Conversation

The following text is the simplified-character version of the recording script for the audio portion of the task shown in the previous screen image. Students heard this audio during the exam administration, but this text does not appear in the exam and is provided here for reference only.

N: You are a foreign tourist having a conversation with your taxi driver in Beijing on your way to the Forbidden City.

Speaking Question 1 of 7
MA: 你的汉语说得真好！你是怎么学的？

[TONE]

(20 seconds)

Speaking Question 2 of 7
MA: 现在学中文的外国人越来越多，这是为什么呢？

[TONE]

(20 seconds)

Speaking Question 3 of 7
MA: 你这次来中国除了参观故宫，还打算做些什么？

[TONE]

(20 seconds)

Speaking Question 4 of 7
MA: 你对北京的印象怎么样？

[TONE]

(20 seconds)

Speaking Question 5 of 7
MA: 你觉得北京跟你居住的城市有什么不同？

[TONE]

(20 seconds)

Speaking Question 6 of 7
MA: 如果我有机会去你的国家旅行，我应该到什么地方去玩儿？为什么？

[TONE]

(20 seconds)

The following text is the traditional-character version of the recording script for the audio portion of the task shown in the previous screen image. Students heard this audio during the exam administration, but this text does not appear in the exam and is provided here for reference only.

N: You are a foreign tourist having a conversation with your taxi driver in Beijing on your way to the Forbidden City.

Speaking Question 1 of 7
MA: 你的漢語說得真好！你是怎麼學的？

[TONE]

(20 seconds)

Speaking Question 2 of 7
MA: 現在學中文的外國人越來越多，這是為什麼呢？

[TONE]

(20 seconds)

Speaking Question 3 of 7
MA: 你這次來中國除了參觀故宮，還打算做些什麼？

[TONE]

(20 seconds)

Speaking Question 4 of 7
MA: 你對北京的印象怎麼樣？

[TONE]

(20 seconds)

Speaking Question 5 of 7
MA: 你覺得北京跟你居住的城市有什麼不同？

[TONE]

(20 seconds)

Speaking Question 6 of 7
MA: 如果我有機會去你的國家旅行，我應該到什麼地方去玩兒？為什麼？

[TONE]

(20 seconds)