<p>@midnightdreary
I didn’t know that we have to speak as well, i thought that we only had to listen.
But what you could to if you wanted to try your hand at listening, search for German stuff on youtube or something similar. You could look for german series, or for american tv shows in german (there are many and if you really have problems understanding what is being said, already knowing the show and the episode might help you catch the meanings better) or if you have an interest in something that you already watch on youtube, look if there is something similar in german as well. That might help you with understanding german better.
Just an idea.
How are you preparing otherwise? Do you do anything specific or are you just going over grammar and things like that?</p>
<p>I am a little nervous about what exactly you should know for the test, since i can not really find anything -other then the College Board site that i don’t really find that helpful to be honest- in how much you have to know. Not only about the grammar and how to write official letters or something like that, but what actually is being asked on the test. For example, how much of an understanding to you have to have about the cultural aspects? Is it alright to just know how most germans live? Or do you really have to know what kind of cultural aspects the different nations in germany have? Because that would be a lot to know all that.
Or is the whole culture aspect of the exam more something that might help you in the writing part of the exam and if you know something that is enough?
I find it really frustrating how little there is to find about the German AP exam. It cannot be possible that so few people take this one, can it? </p>