“Can-Do” Self-Assessment Chart

(Unit 6)
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 conditional sentences with mixed time frames. 64, 65



Vocabulary I can ask for favors. 66



I can use participial adjectives as noun modifiers. 69



Reading I can read a catalogue of travel products. 62



I can understand a conversation between two speakers in a line at 63



an airport.
I can read three interviews about travel hassles. 64



I can read a magazine advice column about travel problems and 68



tips.
Listening I can follow dialogues asking for favors and responding. 66



I can understand a conversation about two family vacations during 70



a tsunami.
I can understand a radio talk show host reading letters about travel 73



hassles and giving travel tips.
Speaking I can summarize and paraphrase what people say. 63



I can talk about products that help with travel hassles. 63



I can express regret or relief. 65



I can role-play asking for favors in different situations. 67



I can discuss how people respond to requests. 67



I can comment on problems described in a text. 68



I can describe and respond to a travel nightmare. 69



I can discuss media coverage of life-changing events. 70



I can tell a story of a life-changing event. 71



Writing I can write notes and a letter describing a travel nightmare. I can 69



also write a letter of advice.
I can describe an event and say how it changed my life. 71



I can write an essay comparing and contrasting two cities. 72

Summit 2, Second Edition Unit 6

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