BEAR

Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus/Species: Ailuropoda melanoleuca (giant panda)
Tremarctos oratus (spectacled bear)
Ursus malayanus (sun bear)
Melursus ursinus (sloth bear)
Ursus thibetanus (Asiatic black bear)
Ursus americanus (American black bear)
Ursus arctos (brown bear)
Ursus maritimus (polar bear)
Names Male : Boar
Female: Sow
Young : Cub

Range North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.

Habitat Mountain, forest, and arctic wilderness.

Bears are classified as carnivores, or meat eaters, although

different species vary widely in their feeding habits. Polar
Feeding Habits bears feed largely on seals, while other bears are generally
omnivorous, eating plants, fruits, nuts, insects, fish, birds,
and small to large mammals.

Lifespan Live About 25 to 40 years.

keen sense of smell that is seven times more powerful than
behavior
that of dogs.
an excellent memory that helps them return from afar to an
abundant food location year after year.

attacks are extremely rare and most result when a human

surprises a bear, provoking it to respond defensively.

Brown bears and polar bears are the largest bears, some
growing to a length of 2 m (7 ft) or more and weighing 800
Size
kg (1,760 lb). Sun bears are the smallest type of bear,
growing about 1.5 m (5 ft) in length and weighing no more
than 66 kg (146 lb).
Giraffe
Class Mammalia
Order Artiodactyla
Family Giraffidae
Genus Giraffa
Species Camelopardalis
Names male: bull
female: cow
young: calf
group: herd
Range Mainly south of the Sahara, and in large numbers only in East Africa.
Habitat Dry savannas and open woodland.
Height: Males are about 5.3 m (17 ft) tall; females are about 4.3 m (14
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ft) tall.
Weight: Males weigh about 1,900 kg (4,200 lb); females rarely weigh
more than 950 kg (2,090 lb).
Feeding Giraffes are herbivores; they feed mainly on leaves from acacia, mimosa,
Habits and wild apricot trees.
Females start to breed around age 4. Gestation lasts for about 15
months. Mothers nurse about 12 months, and calves may stay with
mothers for several more months.
Life Span Up to 25 years in the wild.
Did You Know Giraffes use their strong legs to kick predators when under attack.
Giraffes can run up to 56 km/h (35 mph).
Giraffes can go without water for weeks or months at a time.
A giraffe's neck can be over 1.5 m (5 ft) in length, but it contains only
seven vertebrae.

Lion
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Felidae
Genus Panthera
Species leo
Names male: lion
female: lioness
young: cub
group of females and their cubs: pride
group of males: coalition
Conservation Threatened by human activities such as habitat
Concerns destruction and hunting.
Range Africa and India.
Habitat Grasslands, savannas, and woodlands.
Length: Males reach 1.7 to 2.5 m (5.6 to 8.2 ft) in
Size length; females reach 1.4 to 1.8 m (4.6 to 5.9 ft) in
length.
Weight: Males weigh 150 to 250 kg (330 to 550 lb);
females weigh 120 to 182 kg (265 to 400 lb).
Feeding Habits Lions are carnivores; they mainly eat wildebeest,
 impala, antelope, giraffe, and zebra.
Female lions typically give birth to one to four cubs
Offspring after a gestation period of about 110 days. The
mother lion cares for her cubs for up to two years.
In the wild, about 12 years for males and 16 years for
Life Span
females.
Male lions are driven out of their pride by the time
Did You Know
they are four years old.
Lions can run as fast as 60 km/h (37 mph).
A lion's roar can be heard from a distance of 8 km (5
mi).
Lions can leap distances of up to 12 m (36 ft).
Lions spend about 20 hours a day just lying around.
Female lions never have manes.

DOLPHIN

REPORT TEXT

What is the main function of Report Text :

• To provide information about natural and non natural phenomena
• To document, organize and store factual information on topic. Classify and describe the phenomena of our
world…….about a whole class thing ( Like plants and animal, and non living things like phone, bike and ocean)
 • To describe the way things are, range of natural, man made, special phenomena in our environment

GENERIC CIRI - CIRI

SNAKES
STRUCTURE LEKSIKOGRAMATICA
General Clasification Snakes are reptiles ( Cold blooded • Technical term
creature ) they belong to the same
group as lizard the scaled group • Classifying Verb
( squamata ) but from a sub group of
their own
( Serpentes )

Description Appearance • Timeless present

Snakes have two legs but long time tense
ago They had claw to help them slither
along. • Linking Verb
Snakes are not slimy. They are
covered in scale which are just bumps • Passive form of Verb
on the skin. Their skin is hard and
glossy to reduce friction as the snake
slithers along the ground.
Behaviour • Generalized
Snakes often sunbake on rocks in the Participant
warm weather. This because snakes
are cold blooded and they need the • Habit
sun warm to heat their body up.
Most snakes live in the country some • Moderating words
types of snakes live in the trees, some
live in water, but most live on the • Habitat
ground in deserted rabbits burrow. In
thicks , long grass and in old logs

A snake’s diet usually consist of frogs • Part

lizards and mice and other snakes. The
anaconda can eats small crocodiles and
even wild boars.
Many snakes protects themselves with • Action Verb
their fangs. Boa constrictors can give
you a bear hug which is so powerful it • Comparison
can crush every single bone in your
body. Some snakes are protected by
scaring their enemies away like a
cobra. The flying snakes glides away
from danger . Their ribs spread apart
and the skin stretches out. It’s
technique just like a sugar glider’s

Significant
LEXICOGRAMMATICAL Feature DEFINITION

1. Technical term Specific name for participants

Use of expression for defining, classifying, comparing, and

contrasting ( Example : Are called, Belong to, can be classified
2. Classifying Verb
as, are similar to, are more powerful than )
 3. Timeless present tense The tenses that usually used is Present tense but no time
indication

4. Linking Verb ( is, are, have, has )

5. Passive form of Verb Passive sentence :

Be + V3

6. Generalized Participant A whole class of things / focus on generic participants no

expression of opinions

• What They look like ( colour, shape, size )

Descriptive Language
Action Verb
Adjective, Adjective
phrase, Adjective clause
• What they have ( Body parts, component )
• What They do ( habits, behavior, functions, Uses)
Action Vern is usually used in Report Text especially when
describing behaviour
To modifies the characteristic of participant

Report Scaffold

A. General Classification :
Tells what the phenomenom under discussion is sometimes indicate a particular aspect of the
topic that it is being treated ( Example : There are many different types of bike in Australia )
Facts about farious aspects of the subject ( Colour, shape, habits, behavior etc ) giving example,
comparing, and contrasting, describing components and their function.

• Giving example Like insects, lobster, and crabs, spider are arthropods
………..
• Comparing The most common fibres used are wool
• Contrasting Different with lion, tiger is……
• Describing Whales are sea living mammals……….
A lathe is machine for shaping
• Their function.

B. Description :
Tells what the phenomenom under discussion is in terms of :
• Part ( and their function )
• Qualities
• Habits or behaviors, if living thing.
• Uses ( non natural living thing )