Pada kesempatan ini kami akan memberikan materi mengenai sebuah ungkapan dalam bahasa inggris yaitu :
Pengertian Expressing Ability and Disability dan ContohnyaExpressing Ability adalah ungkapan yang digunakan untuk mengungkapkan kemampuan akan sesuatu hal. Sedangkan, Expressing Disability adalah ungkapan tentang suatu hal yang menunjukkan ketidakmampuan akan sesuatu hal.
Pada postingan kali ini saya akan berbagi tentang berbagai macam expression yang bisa digunakan ketika kita kebisaan kepada seseorang atau malah sebaliknya.
Untuk setiap situasi tersebut saya juga akan membagikan beberapa dialogue yang bisa digunakan sebagai acuan dalam memahami penggunaan expression tersebut.
Untuk setiap situasi tersebut saya juga akan membagikan beberapa dialogue yang bisa digunakan sebagai acuan dalam memahami penggunaan expression tersebut.
A. Asking Ability
- Can you…?
- Can you go to...?
- Are you good at…?
- Is he able to…?
- Are you able to…?
- Are you capable of…?
- Do you know how to…?
- Do you think you can…?
- Do you know anything about…?
- Do you have the experience or ability to…?
B. Responding Ability
- I can…
- I am able to…
- I know how to…
- I feel capable of…
- I might be able to…
- (Yes), no problem…
- I would I am able to…
- I know something about…
- I have the experience of…
- I am pretty good at the job…
- I would say I am capable of…
- (I think) I have the qualification or experience or ability to…
C. Responding Disability
- I cannot…
- I am hopeless…
- I am not good at…
- I have no idea how…
- I have no experience of…
- No, I don’t know how to…
- I don’t know anything about…
- I am not sure I can/ know how to…
- (I am afraid) I cannot cope (with)…
- I would not know where to begin or start…
- I don’t think I have qualification or experience or ability to…
D. Contoh
Nadine: Hi Mary.
Mary : Oh, hi.
Nadine: How are you doing?
Mary : I'm doing alright. How about you?
Nadine: Not too bad. The weather is great isn't it?
Mary : Yes. It's absolutely beautiful today.
Nadine: I wish it was like this more frequently.
Mary : Me too.
Nadine: So where are you going now?
Mary : I'm going to meet a friend of mine at Batam Ballet Training.
Nadine: Going to do a little dancing?
Mary : Yeah, I have to perform a farewell party next week.
Nadine: It sounds nice, Are you capable of dancing?
Mary : I am pretty good at the dance.
Nadine: That's great. Well, you better get going. You don't want to be late.
Mary : I'll see you next time.
Nadine: Sure. Bye.
Translate
Nadine: Hai Mary.
Mary : Oh, hai.
Nadine: Bagaimana kabarmu?
Mary : Saya baik-baik saja. Bagaimana dengan kamu?
Nadine: Tidak terlalu buruk. Cuaca sangat bagus, kan?
Maria : Ya Hari ini benar-benar indah.
Nadine: Saya berharap ini lebih sering seperti ini.
Mary : Saya juga.
Nadine: Jadi, kemana kamu mau pergi sekarang?
Mary : Saya akan bertemu teman saya di Batam Ballet Training.
Nadine: Untuk pergi menari?
Mary : Ya, saya harus tampil pada pesta perpisahan minggu depan.
Nadine: Kedengarannya bagus, apakah kamu bisa menari?
Mary : Saya cukup pandai menari.
Nadine: Bagus sekali Nah, sebaiknya Anda pergi. Kamu tidak ingin terlambat.
Mary : Aku akan menemuimu lain kali.
Nadine: tentu Sampai jumpa.
E. Exercise
Answer the following questions!
Nadine : Besides English, what language can you speak?
Indy : ____________________
1. The suitable expression to complete the dialogue is …
A. I can speak Javanese fluently
B. I could speak Javanese fluently
C. I want to speak Javanese fluently
D. I will speak Javanese fluently
E. I would speak Javanese fluently
Ery : __________________
Kevin : Yes, I could play the piano since I was four.
2. The suitable expression to complete the dialogue is …
A. Can you teach me playing piano?
B. Can you buy the piano?
C. Can you play the piano?
D. You are great pianist
E. I love your music
Complete the dialogue below (for questions number 3 and 4)
Andy : Can you explain me about the process of extraction in the laboratory?
Dony : Yes, no problem.
Andy : Do you have experience to lead the physics seminar?
Dony : No, I have no experience to lead physics seminar.
3. Based on the dialogue above, what kind of expression Andy used?
A. Expression of ability
B. Expression of like
C. Expression of annoyance
D. Expression of surprise
E. Expression of happiness
4. The underlined word has similar meaning with ....
A. Ascent
B. Rear
C. Spend
D. Assist
E. Preside
Dewi : Can you help me to lift this heavy table?
Dena : I am sorry, I am not able to lift it in that way. It is too heavy for me.
5. The underlined sentence shows . . . .
A. Surprise
B. Incapability
C. Capability
D. Like
E. Advice
Demikian, semoga bermanfaat.