plattsk14 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 So I'm in Chinese 5 now, and have taken Chinese for 4 years (I skipped level 3 because I went to China for language training twice). I'm pretty sure I'll be taking the Mandarin Language B option for the IB test because I'm this far, but the problem is, I don't have a freakin' clue of what's gonna be on the test! My teacher is NOT IB certified, so we have no access to any form of a syllabus, past tests, what people usually do well or badly on, ANYTHING!!! I'm starting to kind of go into IB Panic mode now and I'm desperate for some help! Our new teacher is total crap and our previous teacher was post crap... just utter rotting decay... I am very good at Chinese. It comes easily to me, but I'm completely in the dark of what kind of material or topics I should be looking at!That was the bell so I have to go, but please please PLEASE help me =( Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Filipino Limner Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 So I'm in Chinese 5 now, and have taken Chinese for 4 years (I skipped level 3 because I went to China for language training twice). I'm pretty sure I'll be taking the Mandarin Language B option for the IB test because I'm this far, but the problem is, I don't have a freakin' clue of what's gonna be on the test! My teacher is NOT IB certified, so we have no access to any form of a syllabus, past tests, what people usually do well or badly on, ANYTHING!!! I'm starting to kind of go into IB Panic mode now and I'm desperate for some help! Our new teacher is total crap and our previous teacher was post crap... just utter rotting decay... I am very good at Chinese. It comes easily to me, but I'm completely in the dark of what kind of material or topics I should be looking at! That was the bell so I have to go, but please please PLEASE help me =( For one, you could use the HSK Words List. The HSK is the 汉语水平考试 (Chinese Language Proficiency Test), and it provides word lists. You may want to get a hold of that, because the HSK is the test the Chinese give to foreigners to test their aptitude, so most probably, the same vocab will be used for the one in the HSK test and in the IB test, since the target audience is generally the same. For past papers, there are lots on the internet. Just search for it properly. If you need anything else, just tell me. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karis Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 So I'm in Chinese 5 now, and have taken Chinese for 4 years (I skipped level 3 because I went to China for language training twice). I'm pretty sure I'll be taking the Mandarin Language B option for the IB test because I'm this far, but the problem is, I don't have a freakin' clue of what's gonna be on the test! My teacher is NOT IB certified, so we have no access to any form of a syllabus, past tests, what people usually do well or badly on, ANYTHING!!! I'm starting to kind of go into IB Panic mode now and I'm desperate for some help! Our new teacher is total crap and our previous teacher was post crap... just utter rotting decay... I am very good at Chinese. It comes easily to me, but I'm completely in the dark of what kind of material or topics I should be looking at! That was the bell so I have to go, but please please PLEASE help me =( Hi! My Chinese teacher is teaching IB Chinese for the first time this year, and I'm his only student! Haha. I'm doing the Language B option as well. My teacher tried ordering a few IB Chinese textbooks for me and his future students in the following years, but our overall school system is terrible...I mean, a quarter of the year has passed and our math department hasn't even gotten our textbooks yet! Anyway, my teacher told me to buy this, and I hope it will really help. I assume you're learning simplified characters. http://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Language-Standard-Simplified-Characters/dp/988189901X/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1320375000&sr=8-3-fkmr1 My teacher also somehow got a hold of this May 2010 SL Paper 1...hopefully the link works for you! http://classjump.com/w/wangclassroom/documents/3723347246.pdf Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
torres Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 (edited) Also you can always search for and used past IB exam papers. Teachers are there as guides, if you're confident enough you can always autodidact your way to a 6 or 7 Edited November 16, 2011 by Jirashimosu Links for illegal past papers are not allowed Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morry99 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 do you have anymore link for past papers? pls help! do you know on which paper did this article "赵秋华的四狗孩子" appear? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppincus Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Hey there I'm taking my IB SL Mandarin this May and am compiling revision notes for the exam. If you want help, shoot me an email ([email protected]). Good luck! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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