Monday, 24 June 2013

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 (general).
Social Function                      : To describe the way things are with reference to a range of
 natural, man-made, and social phenomena in our environment.
Generic Structure                  :
a.  General classification          : Stating classification of general aspect of thing; animal,
                                                  public place, plant, etc which will be discussed in general.
b.  Description                          : Describing the thing which will be discussed in detail; part
per part , customs or deed for living creature and usage for  materials (tells what the phenomenon under the discussion is like in terms of parts, qualities, habits or behaviour).
Significant language features:
ü Focus on generic participants (Introducing group or general aspect)
ü Expression of classifying : .....is a kind of
ü Defining and comparing : similar to....
ü Use relational processes to state what is and that which it is
ü Using conditional logical connection : when, so, etc
ü Use simple present tense.
Example of report text:
Birds
Birds are interesting flying animals. They are vertebrates and warm blooded animals. They belong to aves class and they can be found all over the world.
Birds breath with their air pocket. Beside as respiration organ, air pocket also can enlarge or reduce their weight when flying or swimming.
There are many kinds of birds. Earth bird has special characteristic. They have different morphology according to their food and their habitat. Some of them eat seeds, pollen, fish or meat. There are some species that live in land and the others live in water. Land birds live on their nest.
         Female birds have specific tasks. they lay eggs and feed their baby, Beside that they look for foods for their baby.

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