“Can-Do” Self-Assessment Chart (Unit 9) This chart will help you evaluate your own progress and identify language you may want to spend more time studying and practicing After you have completed the unit, complete the chart below Evaluate your confidence about each “Can-Do” statement in the following way: Check “1” if you feel very confident in your ability to use the language described Check “2” if you are not completely confident Check “3” if you are not confident at all If necessary, go to the indicated page(s) for the place in the unit where the language was presented and practiced Can-Do Statements Pages I can use the passive voice in the future, the future as seen from the past, and the future perfect I can use the passive voice in unreal conditional sentences 100, 101 103 Vocabulary I can express a fear of consequences I can talk about innovative technologies I can talk about demographics I can talk about green technology 102 102 104 106 Reading I can understand two quotations about prediction I can understand a conversation about the future I can read an article about early sci-fi stories I can understand some failed predictions from the past I can read a news article about “green” energy use I can complete a self-test about environmental consciousness 98 99 100 101 106 107 Listening I can understand conversations about application of new ideas I can identify points of view I can understand conversations, discussions, and lectures about trends and infer information I can infer the meanings of idioms from the context of conversations 102 102 104, 105 109 I can talk about inventions in the past 100 years I can discuss the feasibility of future technologies I can describe applications of innovative technologies I can join discussions of future trends and summarize ideas expressed I can use statistics to support my ideas I can discuss environmental issues 99 101 103 105 105 107 I can write an essay presenting a thesis, providing supporting evidence, and drawing conclusions I can check the structure and organization of a text 108 108 Grammar Speaking Writing Summit 2, Second Edition Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use Unit