Self-assessment means checking your own results against clear criteria. A chart can have the columns: What I can do well; What I have improved; What I still find difficult; My next step. Use the Present Perfect and the Present Simple in each column: I have improved my listening because I have watched English videos every day. I still find phrasal verbs difficult. Word building: assess – assessment; achieve – achievement; improve – improvement; reflect – reflection. When writing about experience, start with a general statement (Present Perfect) and add details in the Past Simple: I have taken part in a debate. It was last spring, and I felt nervous.
Worked examples
I have reflected on my progress, and I have set a new target for the next month.
I have taken three mock tests so far, and my score went up each time.
Class activity
Chart task: each student completes a four-column self-assessment chart with two Present Perfect sentences and checks it with a partner.
Practice
1
Make nouns: achieve; improve; assess
achievement; improvement; assessment
2
Write a Present Perfect sentence with “just”.
For example: I have just finished my homework.
3
Complete: I ___ (not / understand) the rule yet, so I ___ (ask) my teacher for help.
haven’t understood; will ask
4
Why is “My next step” an important column in a self-assessment chart?
It turns the analysis into a plan, so the student knows what to do to improve.