REPORT TEXT

Definition of Report

  Report is a text which presents information about something, as it is. It is as a result of systematic observation and analysis

Social function:
to describe the way things are, with reference to a range of natural, manmade and social phenomena in our environment.


Generic Structure of Report

1. General classification: Stating classification of general aspect of thing; animal, public place, plant, etc which will be discussed in general

2. Description: Describing the thing which will be discussed in detail; part per part , customs or deed for living creature and usage for materials

The different between Report and Descriptive Text

the scope of the written object

Report  : Bicycle (in general)

Description  : Bicycle (more focus, e. g. 

                       “My Bicycle, Siska’s bicycle, etc)

Language Feature of Report

• Introducing group or general aspect
• Using conditional logical connection;  when, so, etc
• Using simple present tense

Example Question

What is a Veterinarian
A veterinarian is a person who has studied to be a doctor of animals. They take care of animals’ health. Many pet owners use a veterinarian to help them take care of their pets.
Some veterinarians take care of cats and other small animals. Other veterinarians take care of larger animals such as horses, cows, or large zoo animals.
If you have a pet at home, your pet has probably seen a veterinarian. Veterinarians can help you decide what kinds of food your animals should eat, what shots your pet will need, and how you should take care of your animals. It is important to take your pet to see a veterinarian to make sure it stays healthy.

1.   What does the text tell about? …
A.   to describe a veterinarian in general.
B.   to describe veterinarian in specific.
C.   to entertain  the reader with a story.
D.   to tell the past event.

2.   The paragraph 1 belongs to …

A.   Orientation.  

B.   Identification  

C.   General Classification.       

D.   Reorientation.

3. What kind of animal does not take care by veterinarien…

A.   Horses.                                                     

C.   Cats.

B.   Cows.                                                        

D.   Worm.

Spiders

Spiders are not insects, as many people think, nor even nearly related to them. One can tell the difference almost at a glance for a spider always has eight legs and an insect never more than six.

How many spiders are engaged in this work on our behalf? One authority on spiders made a census of the spiders in a grass field in the south of England, and he estimated that there were more than 2,250,000 in one acre; that is something like 6,000,000 spiders of different kinds on a football pitch. Spiders are busy for at least half the year in killing insects.

        It is impossible to make more than the wildest guess at how many they kill, but they are hungry creatures,not content with only three meals a day. It has been estimated that the weight of all the insects destroyed by spidera in Britain in one year would be greater than the total weight of all the human beings in the country.

4. ) Spiders are not insects because they have …

a.six legs

b. less than six legs

c. eight legs

d. less than eight legs

e. a pair of legs

5. The first paragraph show us …

a.The killing instinct of spiders

b.The census of spiders 

c.The common behaviour os spiders

d.The spiders’ food

e.The definition of spiders