“Can-Do” Self-Assessment Chart

(Unit 3)
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 describe future plans and finished future actions. 28, 29



I can describe past unreal conditions using the inverted form. 30, 31



Vocabulary I can explain why I regret a purchase. 30



I can describe spending habits. 32



I can talk about reasons for charitable giving. 34



Reading I can read an advice article on financial management. 26



I can understand two speakers discussing money matters. 27



I can read interviews about short-term and long-term financial 28



goals.
I can complete a self-test about spending habits. 33



I can understand a text about a philanthropist. 34



Listening I can understand a conversation in which a speaker regrets a 30



purchase and infer the reasons.
I can understand a speaker describing financial habits. 32



I can understand a radio talk show host giving financial tips. 32



Speaking I can evaluate and discuss advice. 26



I can describe my financial habits. 27



I can talk about my financial goals. 29



I can express remorse about a purchase. 31



I can describe my spending habits. 33



I can express and give reasons for my opinions about giving to 35



charity.
Writing I can summarize and describe my spending habits. 33



I can use time order words to describe a sequence of events. 36



I can describe my financial goals in a logical sequence of events. 36

Summit 1, Second Edition Unit 3

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