“Can-Do” Self-Assessment Chart (Unit 7) 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 Grammar I can use subordinating conjunctions and transitions 78, 79 Vocabulary I can describe people’s talents I can talk about intelligence and its origin 76 82 Reading I can read a website describing different kinds of intelligence I can understand a conversation about a person who changed his life I can read an article defining and contrasting two intelligence quotients I can understand a text about how to stay on focus I can read an article about Freud’s childhood 74 75 78 80 83 Listening I can follow a lecture on human intelligence I can understand a teacher describing the talents and abilities of several children 82 85 Speaking I can paraphrase idiomatic expressions I can discuss people who have changed their lives I can list examples of different intelligence types I can tell the group about my strengths and weaknesses I can define an abstract idea, using examples I can discuss how I stay focused I can present arguments for or against a policy 75 75 77 77 79 81 83 Writing I can make notes in favor of or against a policy I can describe my weaknesses and suggest causes I can explain causes and results 83 84 84 Summit 2, Second Edition Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use Unit