AP Mandarin Syllabus

AP Chinese summer Assignments

AP Chinese Summer Assignment

1. Describe the following Chinese arts, customs and traditions.

          (about 70 Chinese characters for each topic)

1. 饮茶 yǐn chá (Dim Sum)
2. 书 法 shū fǎ (calligraphy),
3. 剪 纸 jiǎn zhǐ (Chinese paper cut),
4. 相 声 xiàng shēng (comic strips)
5. 京 剧 jīng jù (Peking opera)
6. 兵 马 俑bīng mǎ yōng (Terracotta Army)

2. Write about these activities that Chinese people do in

     their leisure time (about 70 Chinese characters for each topic)

• 打麻将dǎ májiàng (playing Majiang),
• 下 围棋 xià wéi qí (playing Chinese chess)
• 打羽毛球 dà yǔ máo qiú (playing badminton)
• 喝茶hē chá (drinking tea)
• 唱Karaoke chàng Karaoke (singing Karaoke)
• 跳广场舞tiào guǎngchǎng wǔ（public square dancing）

3. Culture Study

         Watch any two movies related to Chinese culture and answer the following questions.

       1.故事发生在什么年代？什么国家？什么地方？

              When does the story happen? What country? What region?

       2.主人公叫什么名字？

              What are the main characters’ names?

       3.请讲一讲故事的梗概。

               Tell the story briefly.

        4.这是什么类型的电影？这是喜剧还是悲剧？是浪漫还是武打片？

               What kind of story is it? Is it comedy or drama? Is it romantic story or Kungfu Movie?

        5.这个电影里有哪些与美国文化不同的中国文化？举出五个不一样的地方。

             What cultural differences do you perceive? List 5 or more.

        6.你学到了什么有用的新词语？写出十个。

               What new vocabulary or phrases do you learn from the movie? List at least 10.

              电影： List of reference movies (all movies listed are available on Netflix, Amazon or youTube)

                         饮食男女 Eat Drink Man Woman

                         非诚勿扰 Only If You are Sincere

                         变脸王 King of Mask

                         和你在一起 Together

                         英雄 Hero

                         木兰 MuLan

                         功夫梦The Karate kid