Report text

Report text adalah teks yang menunjukkan informasi tentang sesuatu pada
umumnya dan apa adanya. Report text ini merupakan hasil dari observasi penelitian
dan analisa sistematis. Namun terkadang orang-orang menganggap report text ini
sama atau serupa dengan Descriptive Text. Lalu apa bedanya Report Text
dengan Descriptive Text?

Berbeda dengan Report text yang menunjukkan informasi secara umum,

Descriptive text menunjukkan informasi secara menyeluruh dan detail (khusus). Jadi
kalian cukup ingat saja bahwa Report text = umum dan Descriptive Text = khusus.

Karena menunjukkan sebuah hasil penelitian ilmiah, maka report text ini
biasanya merupakan hal seputar hal-hal ilmiah di sekitar kita, misalnya fenomena
alam, tata-surya, planet, hewan, tanaman, kehidupan sosial manusia, negara, budaya,
transportasi dan lain sebagainya.

Generic Structure Report Text

Report text terdiri dari dua susunan sistematis yaitu:
1. General Classification
Tahap awal ini merupakan pernyataan mengenai apa yang sedang dibahas secara
umum.
2. Description
Tahap kedua ini merupakan sebuah inti yang menjelaskan detail dari general
classification, bagian per bagian.
Ciri - Ciri Report Text
 Menunjukkan aspek secara umum
 Menggunakan Simple Present Tense
 Menggunakan conditional logical connection, seperti when, so, etc

Contoh Report Text 1

Bicycle

A bicycle, is called a bike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-

track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A bicycle
rider is called a cyclist, or bicyclist.
Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century in Europe and as of 2003, more
than 1 billion have been produced worldwide, twice as many as the number of
automobiles that have been produced. They are the principal means of transportation
in many regions. They also provide a popular form of recreation, and have been
adapted for use as children's toys, general fitness, military and police applications,
courier services, and bicycle racing.
The basic shape and configuration of a typical upright or "safety bicycle", has
changed little since the first chain-driven model was developed around 1885.
But many details have been improved, especially since the advent of modern
materials and computer-aided design. These have allowed for a proliferation of
specialized designs for many types of cycling.
 The bicycle's invention has had an enormous effect on society, both in terms of
culture and of advancing modern industrial methods. Several components that
eventually played a key role in the development of the automobile were initially
invented for use in the bicycle, including ball bearings, pneumatic tires, chain-driven
sprockets, and tension-spoked wheels.

Contoh Report Text 2

Volcano
A volcano is a mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock below
the surface of the earth. When pressure builds up, eruptions occur. There are more
than 500 active volcanoes in the world. More than half of these volcanoes are part of
the “Ring of Fire,” a region that encircles the Pacific Ocean.
An erupting volcano can trigger tsunamis, flash floods, earthquakes, mudflows
and rockfalls. In an eruption, gases and rock shoot up through the opening and spill
over or fill the air with lava fragments. Eruptions can cause lava flows, hot ash flows,
mudslides, avalanches, falling ash and floods. Fresh volcanic ash, made of pulverized
rock, can be harsh, acidic, gritty, glassy and smelly. The ash can cause damage to the
lungs of older people, babies and people with respiratory problems.
The sound of an eruption volcano can be quiet and hissing or explosive and
booming. The loud cracks travel hundreds of miles and do the most damage,
including hearing loss and broken glass. Volcanic lightning occurs mostly within the
cloud of ash during an eruption, and is created by the friction of the ash rushing to the
surface. Roughly 200 accounts of this lightning have been witnessed live.