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🇨🇳AP Chinese
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🇨🇳AP Chinese

FRQ 2 – Email Response
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Unit 1: Families in China
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Practice FRQ 1 of 201/20
You will write a response to an email message. You have 15 minutes to read the message and write your response.
Your response should be as complete and culturally appropriate as possible. Make sure to respond to all aspects of the message.
你将要回复一封电子邮件。你有15分钟的时间来阅读邮件并写回复。
你的回复应该尽可能完整、符合文化习惯。请确保回应邮件中提到的所有内容。

Directions: In this task, you will be asked to write in Chinese for a specific purpose and to a specific person. You should write in as complete and culturally appropriate a manner as possible, taking into account the purpose and the person described.

2. Read this e-mail from your cousin and then write a response.

亲爱的表弟/表妹：

好久不见！告诉你一个好消息，下个月就是爷爷的八十岁大寿了。全家人都在讨论怎么给他庆祝，大家都非常希望你能回来参加。

我知道你在国外学习很忙，所以想先问问你，那段时间学校放假吗？你能不能回国参加？如果不能回来，你打算用什么方式给爷爷祝寿？

另外，我也很好奇，在你住的国家，人们一般怎么给老人过生日？有没有什么特别的传统或习俗？

最后还有个私人的问题想听听你的意见。我最近在考虑搬出去自己住，但是爸妈觉得女孩子结婚前应该住在家里。你觉得年轻人成年后应该和父母住在一起，还是独立生活？为什么？

期待你的回信！

親愛的表弟/表妹：

好久不見！告訴你一個好消息，下個月就是爺爺的八十歲大壽了。全家人都在討論怎麼給他慶祝，大家都非常希望你能回來參加。

我知道你在國外學習很忙，所以想先問問你，那段時間學校放假嗎？你能不能回國參加？如果不能回來，你打算用什麼方式給爺爺祝壽？

另外，我也很好奇，在你住的國家，人們一般怎麼給老人過生日？有沒有什麼特別的傳統或習俗？

最後還有個私人的問題想聽聽你的意見。我最近在考慮搬出去自己住，但是爸媽覺得女孩子結婚前應該住在家裡。你覺得年輕人成年後應該和父母住在一起，還是獨立生活？為什麼？

期待你的回信！

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Free Response Question Practice

This practice environment simulates the AP AP Chinese Free Response Questions section. Here are some guidelines:

  • Read each question carefullybefore responding. Pay attention to command verbs like "identify," "explain," "analyze," or "evaluate."
  • Use the timer to practice time management. You can pause, restart, or hide the timer as needed.
  • Mark for Review if you want to come back to a question later.
  • Your responses are saved automatically as you type. You can also use the drawing tool for questions that require diagrams or graphs.
  • Use the toolbar for formatting options like bold, italic, subscript, and superscript.
  • Navigate between questions using the Previous and Next buttons at the bottom of the screen.

Tip: Answer all parts of each question. Partial credit is often available, so even if you are unsure, provide what you know.