“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 1 2 3

Grammar I can use the passive voice in the future, the future as seen from 100, 101



the past, and the future perfect.
I can use the passive voice in unreal conditional sentences. 103



Vocabulary I can express a fear of consequences. 102



I can talk about innovative technologies. 102



I can talk about demographics. 104



I can talk about green technology. 106



Reading I can understand two quotations about prediction. 98



I can understand a conversation about the future. 99



I can read an article about early sci-fi stories. 100



I can understand some failed predictions from the past. 101



I can read a news article about “green” energy use. 106



I can complete a self-test about environmental consciousness. 107



Listening I can understand conversations about application of new ideas. 102



I can identify points of view. 102



I can understand conversations, discussions, and lectures about 104, 105



trends and infer information.
I can infer the meanings of idioms from the context of 109



conversations.
Speaking I can talk about inventions in the past 100 years. 99



I can discuss the feasibility of future technologies. 101



I can describe applications of innovative technologies. 103



I can join discussions of future trends and summarize ideas 105



expressed.
I can use statistics to support my ideas. 105



I can discuss environmental issues. 107



Writing I can write an essay presenting a thesis, providing supporting 108



evidence, and drawing conclusions.
I can check the structure and organization of a text. 108

Summit 2, Second Edition Unit 9

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