MATERI KELAS IX

CONTOH TEKS REPORT

TEKS 1
Mobile Phone

A mobile phone (also known as a wireless phone, or cellular telephone) is a very

small portable radio telephone.

The mobile phone can be used to communicate over long distances without
wires. It works by communicating with a nearby base station (also called a "cell site")
which connects it to the main phone network. As the mobile phone moves around, if the
mobile phone gets too far away from the cell it is connected to, that cell sends a
message to another cell to tell the new cell to take over the call. This is called a "hand
off," and the call continues with the new cell the phone is connected to. The hand-off is
done so well and carefully that the user will usually never even know that the call was
transferred to another cell.

As mobile phones became more popular, they began to cost less money, and
more people could afford them. Monthly plans became available for rates as low as
US$30 or US$40 a month. Cell phones have become so cheap to own that they have
mostly replaced pay phones and phone booths except for urban areas with many
people.

TEKS 2

Antibiotic is a drug produced by certain microbes. Antibiotics destroy other microbes that
damage human tissues. They are used to treat a wide variety of diseases, including gonorrhea,
tonsillitis and tuberculosis. Antibiotics are sometimes called ‘wonder drugs’ because they can
cure diseases such as meningitis, pneumonia and scarlet fever. But when the antibiotics are
overused, or misused, these drugs make a person sensitive being attacked by a superbug.
Antibiotics do not always distinguish between harmless and dangerous microbes. If a drug
destroys too many harmless micro-organism, the pathogenic ones -the dangerous microbes- will
have a greater chance to multiply. This situation often leads to the development of a new
infection called superinfection. Extensive use of some antibiotics may damage organs and
tissues. For example, streptomycin, which is used to treat tuberculosis, has caused kidney
damage and deafness.

Resistance to antibiotics may be acquired by pathogenic microbes. The resistant microbes

transfer genetic material to non-resistant microbes and cause them to become resistant. During
antibiotic treatment, non-resistant microbes are destroyed, but resistant types survive and
multiply.

To avoid the side effect of antibiotics, you’d better not urge your doctor to prescribe antibiotics.
Keep in mind that antibiotics are only useful for bacterial infections and have no effect on
viruses, so they cannot be used for children pox, measles, and other viral diseases.
TEKS 3

Gold is a precious metal. Gold is used as ornaments or as money. Gold is found in many places,
but in a small supply. It is often found on the surface of the earth. Since gold is a heavy
substance, it is sometimes found loose on bottom of rivers. The gold is found together with sand
and rocks, and must be separated from them. It is simple to search for this type of gold. It is not
usually necessary to drill for gold, but when a layer of gold is located deep below the surface of
the earth, it is possible to drill a hole into the ground. Engineers have developed modern process
for removing gold from rocks. Since gold is not very hard, it is sometimes melted and added to
other substances for making rings, coins, and art objects. It will be priced forever because it is
beautiful, rare, and useful.

TEKS 4

One of the most valuable and widespread plant is the bamboo. It is a tall treelike
grass. There are more than 350 species. Most grow in Asia and on islands of the
Indian and Pacific oceans. Although bamboo is a tropical plant, it can grow in a
cooler temperate zones.

A single root may produce as many as 100 stems. They are hollow, woody, and
jointed. The stems are sometimes 3 feet (0,9 meter) around. Sprouts grow fast, at
times 1 foot (0,3 meter) or more a day. They may grow to 30, 50, or even 130 feet
(9 to 40 meters) in height. Near the top are many branches. Some species do not
bloom for 60 years or more.

Bamboo products range from food to houses. Asian people usually use the
sprouts as vegetables. In East and Southeast Asia people use the hollow stems
for water pipes and for building bridges and houses. Short sections serve as
pails and cooking utensils. The stems make for walls, floors, and roofs. Thinner
strips are woven into mats, chairs, cages, and curtains. Bamboo fishing rods are
made of matched strips glued together. Split bamboo is also used for chopsticks
and fan ribs. The inner parts of the stems of several species are made into quality
papers.

TEKS 5

Jellyfish ar Jellyfish are not rea

Jellyfish are not really fish. They are invertebrate animals. This means that unlike
fish or people, they have no backbones. In fact, they have no bones at all.

Jellyfish have stomachs and mouths, but no heads. They have nervous systems
for sensing the world around them, but no brains. They are made almost entirely
of water, which is why you can look through them.

Some jellyfish can glow in darkness by making their own light. The light is made
by a chemical reaction inside the jellyfish. Scientists believe jellyfish glow for
several reasons. For example, they may glow to scare away predators or to
attract animals they like to eat.

Most jellyfish live in salt water, apart from a few types that live in fresh water.
Jellyfish are found in oceans and seas all over the world. They live in warm,
tropical seas and in icy waters near the North and South poles.
lly fish. They are invertebrate animals. This means that unlike fish or people, they
have no backbones. In fact, they have no bones at all.
Jellyfish have stomachs and mouths, but no heads. They have nervous systems
for sensing the world around them, but no brains. They are made almost entirely
of water, which is why you can look through them.

Some jellyfish can glow in darkness by making their own light. The light is made
by a chemical reaction inside the jellyfish. Scientists believe jellyfish glow for
several reasons. For example, they may glow to scare away predators or to
attract animals they like to eat.

Most jellyfish live in salt water, apart from a few types that live in fresh water.
Jellyfish are found in oceans and seas all over the world. They live in warm,
tropical seas and in icy waters near the North and South poles.t really fish. They
are invertebrate animals. This means that unlike fish or people, they have no
backbones. In fact, they have no bones at all.

Jellyfish have stomachs and mouths, but no heads. They have nervous systems
for sensing the world around them, but no brains. They are made almost entirely
of water, which is why you can look through them.

Some jellyfish can glow in darkness by making their own light. The light is made
by a chemical reaction inside the jellyfish. Scientists believe jellyfish glow for
several reasons. For example, they may glow to scare away predators or to
attract animals they like to eat.

Most jellyfish live in salt water, apart from a few types that live in fresh water.
Jellyfish are found in oceans and seas all over the world. They live in warm,
tropical seas and in icy waters near the North and South poles.