“Can-Do” Self-Assessment Chart

(Unit 8)
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 1 2 3

Grammar I can use repeated comparatives to describe actions that are 88, 89



increasing or decreasing.
I can use double comparatives to describe a cause-and-effect 88, 89



process.
Vocabulary I can paraphrase various idiomatic expressions in my own words. 87



I can describe typical adult and teenage behavior patterns. 90



I can give examples of bad teen behaviors. 90



I can transform verbs and adjectives into nouns. 92



Reading I can interpret cartoons about families. 86



I can follow a conversation about relationships. 87



I can read an article about falling birth rates. 88



I can complete a survey about parent / teen issues. 91



I can understand an article about care for the elderly in China. 94



I can understand three case studies about care for the elderly. 95



Listening I can follow three speakers talking about family trends. 89



I can follow a conversation about parent and teen behaviors. 91



I can listen for gist and for details. 92



I can follow and summarize comments on generation gaps. 92



I can listen to compare and contrast the differences between two 93



generations.
Speaking I can use cartoons to talk about families. 86



I can recall and report a personal experience. 87



I can give advice on parent and teen behaviors. 91



I can discuss generation differences. 93



I can describe and draw conclusions about care for the elderly. 95



Writing I can summarize a discussion on family trends. 89



I can prepare a presentation about care for the elderly. 95



I can describe my relationship with a family member. 96



I can notice and correct run-on sentences and comma splices. 96

Summit 1, Second Edition Unit 8

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