MAKALAH

BAHASA INGGRIS

“TALKING ABOUT ABILITY”

Dosen Pengampu:

Aldila Rahma Putri S.T., MBA.

Di Susun Oleh Kelompok 6:

Andi Khaidir Affandy (221010500503)

Muhammad Sadam (221010500519)
Jerry (221010500520)
Adam Irgi Setiawan (221010500465)
Sandi Sehaputra (221010503460)
Reza Ahmad Zein (221010504329)
Ilyas Panaya (221010500481)

02SMJP004 Ruang (205B)

PROGRAM STUDI MANAJEMEN

FAKULTAS EKONOMI DAN BISNIS

UNIVERSITAS PAMULANG

2023
 FOREWORD

Alhamdulillah, we would like to express our gratitude to the presence of

Allah SWT who still gives us the breath of life and its blessings, so that we can
finish writing this paper with the title "Talking About Ability".

This paper was created to fulfill the assignment given by Mrs. Aldila Rahma
Putri as a lecturer in English courses. We thank Mrs. has given us this assignment
so that we can increase our knowledge and insight according to the subjects we
study. We also thank all parties who have shared some of their knowledge so that
we can complete this paper.

And we hope that this paper can increase knowledge and experience for
readers and especially for the nation's future generations. Due to our limited
knowledge and experience, we believe there are still many shortcomings in this
paper, therefore we expect suggestions and criticism from readers of this paper so
that the papers we write in the future can be better.

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 LIST OF CONTENT

FOREWORD ........................................................................................................... i

LIST OF CONTENT............................................................................................... ii

BAB I ...................................................................................................................... 1

A. Background .................................................................................................... 1

B. Formulation Of The Problem ......................................................................... 2

C. Objective ........................................................................................................ 2

BAB II ..................................................................................................................... 3

A. Understanding Talking About Ability ........................................................... 3

B. Use Of The Expression Talking About Ability .............................................. 4

C. Forms of Expression Showing Abilities ......................................................... 8

BAB III.................................................................................................................... 9

A. Conclusion.................................................................................................. 9

BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................. 10

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 BAB I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background

A phrase is an expression that someone expresses about existing

feelings in the heart, both expressions of sadness, happiness, confusion, the
possibility of something, and many others. It is important for us to know the
types of expressions in English along with for example, so that when we
want to make an expression we already know its use precisely and correctly.

Ability is the ability, ability and talent for something. For example,
there is a sentence, I can take the ball from him. So the word can in this
sentence is an element of ability or capability for something. In English there
is also a system that forms abilities. Sentences in English about abilities are
not as simple as sentences in Indonesian and here is a brief explanation.
Abilities can be divided into two types, namely general abilities and specific
abilities. general ability is an ability where you can do something and then
you can apply this ability whenever you want. For example, the ability to
walk, swim, cycle, and the ability to speak Indonesian. In contrast to general
abilities, in specific abilities you have abilities, but you cannot use these
abilities successfully all the time. For example, your ability to repair cars.
Even though you are a mechanic, you cannot necessarily repair all car
damage immediately. Differentiation of general and specific abilities
usually appears in past abilities or ability sentences that use the past tense.

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B. Formulation Of The Problem
1. What is talking about ability?
2. What is the use of the talking about ability?
3. What is an example of talking about ability?
4. What Forms of Expression Show Ability?

C. Objective
1. Know what Talking About Ability is.
2. Know the use of talking about ability.
3. Know the example of talking about ability.
4. Know Forms of Expression Showing Abilities.

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 BAB II

DISCUSSION

A. Understanding Talking About Ability

Ability is the ability, capability and talent for something. For example,
there is a sentence, I can take the ball from him. So the word can in this
sentence is an element of ability or capability for something. Talking about
ability means talking about someone's abilities or talents, for example
talking about your ability means talking about your talent or ability.

Abilities can be divided into two types, namely general abilities and
specific abilities. General ability is an ability where you can do something
and then you can apply this ability whenever you want. For example, the
ability to walk, swim, cycle, and the ability to speak Indonesian. In contrast
to general abilities, in specific abilities you have abilities, but you cannot
use these abilities successfully all the time. For example, your ability to
repair cars. Even though you are a mechanic, you cannot necessarily repair
all car damage immediately.

Differentiation of general and specific abilities usually appears in past

abilities or ability sentences that use the past tense.

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B. Use Of The Expression Talking About Ability

The phrase talking about ability is used to show what we are capable
of/can do. The expression talking about ability in English generally uses
special word phrases, namely using several modal words, for example such
as can, cannot, be able to, and so on. To understand further, below is a
detailed explanation of the use of the expression talking about ability.

Some uses of the expression Talking About Ability are:

a. Expressing present ability (masa kini)

To show ability in today's context, we can use the words can / cannot /
can't.

Example of sentences:

 Sally Harmer, of Darlington, can squeeze juice from an orange

between her shoulder blades.

(Sally Harmer, berasal dari Darlington, dapat memeras air jeruk

diantara tulang bahunya)

We can also use the word be able to to express ability.

Example of sentences:

 James is able to do many hairstyles by only using scissors.

(James dapat melakukan banyak model rambut dengan hanya
menggunakan sisir)

b. Expressing ability in the future (masa depan)

To show ability in the future, we can use the word will be able to which
is used to make predictions.

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 Example of sentences:

 Everyone will be able to ride a flying car by 2040.

(Setiap orang akan dapat mengendarai sebuah mobil terbang pada
tahun 2040)

c. Expressing past ability (masa lalu)

To show ability in the past, we use different verbs for general and
specific abilities.

1. To describe abilities at any time in the past (general abilities), we

can use the words could, couldn't or (not) be able to.

Example of sentences:
• Pretty, the little puppy, could / was able to stand up on her
two feet.

(Pretty, anak anjing kecil, dapat berdiri dengan kedua kaki

belakangnya)

• That man wasn’t able to / couldn’t sing until he joined the

competition.

(Pria tersebut tidak bisa bernyanyi sampai dia mengikuti

kompetisi tersebut)

2. To describe abilities on an occasion that only occurred in the past

(special abilities) we can use the words couldn't, (not) be able to, and
(not) manage to.

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Example of sentences:

• I wasn’t able to send her a message yesterday.

(Saya tidak dapat mengirimkan pesan kepadanya kemarin)
• I managed to get home on time after school.
(Saya berusaha untuk dapat sampai di rumah tepat waktu
setelah sekolah)

• I didn’t manage to visit her house yesterday.

(Saya tidak dapat berkunjung ke rumahnya kemarin)
• I couldn’t visit her house yesterday.
(Saya tidak bisa berkunjung kerumahnya kemarin)

Difference between general abilities and special abilities:

General Ability (Kemampuan Specific Ability (Kemampuan

Umum) Khusus)
Could Couldn’t
Couldn’t Be able to
Be Able To Manage to

Note to Manage to means you can do something that you have

to try first to be able to do.

Example of sentennces:

• I managed to understand the materials for the exam, but after

1 hour trying.

(Saya dapat memahami meteri untuk ujian, namun hanya

setelah 1 jam mencoba)

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 Pay attention to the differences in the negative form of manage
to below.

• I didn’t manage to get out. > meaning: I wanted to get out

but I couldn’t

(Saya tidak dapat keluar. > arti: Saya ingin keluar namun
saya tidak bisa)
• I managed not to see him. > meaning: I tried not to see him
and I succeeded

(Saya tidak ingin menemuinya. > arti: Saya mencoba untuk

tidak menemuinya dan saya berhasil)

d. Expressing ability with perfect forms

To show ability using the perfect form, we can use the word be able to.

Example of sentences:

• He has been able to speak fluent French since he was a child. >
present perfect

(Dia sudah dapat berbicara bahasa Perancis dengan lancar sejak dia
masih kecil. > bentuk present perfect)
• If she had been able to type, she might have got the job. > past
perfect

(Jika dia sudah dapat mengetik, dia mungkin sudah mendapatkan

pekerjaan. > bentuk past perfect)

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C. Forms of Expression Showing Abilities

Statement Negative (Bentuk Question

(Pernyataan) Negatif) (Pertanyaan)

Can She can swim. She can’t swim. Can she swim?
(Dia dapat (Dia tidak dapat (Dapatkah dia
berenang) berenang) berenang?)
Could She could swim. She couldn’t Could she swim?
swim.
(Dia dapat (Dapatkah dia
berenang) (Dia tidak dapat berenang?)
berenang)
Be able to She is able to - She isn’t Is she able to
swim. able to swim. swim?
(Dia dapat (Dia tidak dapat (Apakah dia dapat
berenang) berenang) berenang?)
- She is
unable to swim.
(Dia tidak dapat
berenang)
Manage to I managed to - I didn’t Did he manage to
swim. manage to swim. swim?
(Dia berusaha (Saya tidak dapat (Apakah dia
untuk dapat berenang) berusaha untuk
berenang) - I managed dapat berenang?)
not to drown.
(Saya berusaha
untuk tidak
tenggelam)

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 BAB III

CLOSING

A. Conclusion

Ability is the ability, ability and talent for something. For example, there
is a sentence, I can take the ball from him. So the word can in this sentence
is an element of ability or capability for something. Talking about ability
means talking about someone's abilities or talents, for example talking about
your ability means talking about your talent or ability.

The phrase talking about ability is used to show what we are capable
of/can do. The expression talking about ability in English generally uses
special word phrases, namely using several modal words, for example such
as can, cannot, be able to, and so on. To understand further, below is a
detailed explanation of the use of the expression talking about ability.

Some uses of the expression Talking About Ability are:

- Expressing present ability (masa kini)

- Expressing ability in the future (masa depan)
- Expressing past ability (masa lalu)
- Expressing ability with perfect forms

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 BIBLIOGRAPHY

https://kampunginggrisme.com/ability/
https://www.belajarbahasainggrisku.id/penjelasan-detail-tentang-penggunaan-
ungkapan-talking-about-ability/ungkapan-talking-about-ability/

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