REPORT TEXT

Albert Immanuel T. / 01
Stefanus Deni S. / 21
Thomas Tjandra / 23
Vincentius Kelvin 27

1.DEFINITION OF A REPORT TEXT

The report text often also known as informational report.
"Report", the Concise Oxford Dictionary 10th Edition, is
defined as :
1) An account is given of a matter after investigation or
consideration.
2) A piece of information about an event or situation.
So we can conclude, in a language view, a report text is used
to serves to provide information about an event or situation,
after the investigation and through the multi consideration.

2. SOCIAL FUNCTION OF A REPORT TEXT

The purpose of a report text is to present
information about something generally. It generally
describes the way things are with reference to
arrange of natural, manmade and social
phenomenon in our environment, such as : mamals,
the planets, rocks, plants, etc

3. THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A

REPORT TEXT
The characteristics of a report text can be seen from its generic
structures and linguistics features. Those characteristics will be
explained below.

A. GENERIC STRUCTURE
Title

(A title of a Report Text )

General Classification
A general Classification is a part that state
classification of general aspect of things, such as
animals, plants,etc. It will discussed in general.
Description
The part gives describing of the things which will be
discussed in detail,in terms of : parts, qualities,
habits and behavior.

B. LINGUISTIC FEATURES
Focus on generic participant.
A report text always introduces group or general nouns, such as
: platypus,etc
A report text uses relating verb and action verb, for example :
Relating verbs : Reptiles are scalyanimal
Action verbs : Birds fly in the sky,etc
A report text uses of simple present tense, example : Platypus
lives in streams, male platypus doesnt need any burrow, etc.
The language used in a report text is a scientific language
A report text uses conditionals and logical connectives

THE KINDS OF REPORT TEXT

Textbooks
Encyclopedias
Scientific magazines
Historical
Factual reading books
Magazine
etc

EXAMPLE 1
Giraffe is the highest animal in the world. Its height can reach 4.8 to 5.5 meters and its weight
about 1360 pounds. Giraffe has a unique characteristic. They have a very long neck and two
small horns on its head. Giraffes have big brown eyes and protected by thick and long
eyebrows. Her body is covered with a unique pattern that is attached by brown spots all over
their body.
Just like camels, giraffes can survive without drinking for long time because giraffes can rely
on the water contained in leaves they eat. Giraffes are very selective in choosing food. They
always eat young leaves that grow in the tree tops. Their tongue shaped like a knife help them
to cut branches which are very hard.
Female giraffes can start pregnant at the age of five years, with a gestation period of 15
months. Commonly female giraffe bear one baby, but sometimes two babies at once. Giraffes
bear its baby with a standing position. When the baby is about to be born, they just drop it to
the ground from a 1.5 meter of height. Baby giraffe can stand with about 20 minutes since
being born, and begin breastfeeding within an hour of birth.

QUESTION AND ANSWER FOR EXAMPLE 1

1. What kind of text above?
a. Report text
b. Descriptive text
c. Narrative text
d. Spoof
e. News item
2. The text tells us about?
a. Giraffes reproduction
b. The strange animals
c. The highest animal
d. Baby giraffe
e. The heaviest animal
3. The unique characteristic of giraffe is?
a. Two horns on its head
b. Their long neck
c. Brown spot
d. Their food
e. Their life

4. The second paragraph mainly discussed about?

a. Giraffes food
b. Giraffes characteristic
c. Giraffes life
d. Giraffes reproduction
e. Giraffes baby
5. The word it in third paragraph refers to?
a. Neck
b. Horn
c. Baby giraffe
d. Food
e. Long period of pregnant

EXAMPLE 2

The octopus, the squid and the cuttlefish fit in with the same
family that has no outside shells. Their bodies are secured
totally with skin. Along these lines the assortment of an
octopus is delicate. It would appear that a huge blow up. A
completely developed octopus can be as huge as 8,5 meters
from the tip of one arms to the tip of another. It can weigh as
much as 45 kilograms. Other than utilizing its tentacles or
limbs to catch little fish, ocean plants, crab and lobsters, the
octopus additionally utilizes them against its adversaries.
The octopus wraps its appendages around the exploited
person and crushes it before eating it
The octopus escapes from its adversaries by giving out a thick
dull liquid to obscure the water. It can likewise change the
color of its body to match its surroundings. It escapes its
enemis by doing this.

ASKING AND ANSWER FOR EXAMPLE 2

1. Which group of sea creatures belongs to the same family with octopus?
a. turttle and crab
b. shrimp and crab
c. crab and cuttlefish
d. cuttlefish and squid
2. How much a fully-grown octopus can weigh?
a. 25 kilograms.
b. 35 kilograms.
c. 45 kilograms.
d. 55 kilograms.
3. How does the octopus look for food?
a. It uses magic colors.
b. It uses its teeth.
c. It uses its hand.
d. It uses its tentacles.

4. Before the octopus eats its victim, the octopus

a. changes the color of its body
b. realizes a thick dark fluid
c. bite it
d. crushes it
5. How large a fully-grown octopus can be from the tip of one
tentacle to the tip of another?
a.6,5 metres.
b. 7,5 metres.
c. 8,5 metres.
d. 9,5 metres.

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