Part A: Listening

Short Dialogues and Narratives

34 questions 20%

Approx.

Long Dialogues and Narratives 35 min.

Part B: Reading Reading Comprehension 36 questions 30% 45 min.

Part A: Writing

Interpersonal Writing

1 prompt (10%)

10 minutes

30%

Approx.

Presentational Writing 65 min.

(Integrated Skills)

1 prompt (20%)

Approx. 55 minutes

Part B: Speaking

Interpersonal Speaking —

Simulated Conversation

5–6 response

prompts (10%)

20 seconds to

respond to each 20%

Approx.

20 min.

Presentational Speaking —

Oral Presentation

(Integrated Skills)

1 prompt (10%)

2 minutes to

respond

All four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) should be practiced

and integrated regularly, either in the classroom or in a language laboratory. All

modes of communication — Interpersonal, Interpretive and Presentational — should

be routinely used. Teachers should refer to the “Claims” and “Evidence” sections

(see pp. 5–6) on a regular basis to guide preparation and instruction. In addition,

examples of exam tasks are available on AP Central. Teachers can provide these

exercises to their students as well as devising similar activities and tasks of their own.

It is recommended that student preparation encompass regular practice of individual

language skills, as well as integrated skills, either in the classroom or in a language

laboratory, using authentic materials whenever possible. Students must be exposed to

authentic language from the very beginning of language learning.