Report Text

What is it?

Reports classify or describe something in general. Report is a text which presents information about something, as it is. In the description, facts (parts, qualities, habits and behaviours of the subject) may be described.

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

When writing reports you will need to:

use technical terms e.g. comb, threshing, drum in simple present tense e.g. harvest, cuts.

write

Generic Structure of Report

1. General classification: introducing the thing that will be talked about. 2. Description: elaborating and reporting on the subject in detail.

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Harvesting machine Headers harvest crops such as wheat, barley and oats. These machines are also known as combine harvesters. Headers combine the three operations needed to harvest a crop -reaping, threshing and winnowing.

General statement

The comb on the front of the header cuts the heads off the stalks (reaping). The auger pulls the heads into the machine. The stalks left standing in the paddock are called stubble. Threshing involves separating the grains from the head. Series of descriptions The drum rotates, beating the heads. Straw and chaff (bits of stalk) are fed out the back of the header. Straw is spread over the ground. Stock can graze on this and the standing stubble left after harvest. There are a number of screens in the header. Grain passes over these and fans blow the husks away. This is called winnowing. The clean grain is stored in the box. When this is full the grain is augured out into a chaser bin or truck.

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, Siskas bicycle, etc)

Republic of South Korea

Korea is a country in East Asia, located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul, the second largest metropolitan city in the world and a major global city. Its territory covers a total area of 100,032 square kilometers and has a population of over 48 million, making it the third most densely populated (significantly sized) country in the world (after Bangladesh and Taiwan. South Korea is a presidential republic consisting of 16 administrative divisions and is a developed country with a high standard of living. It has the fourth largest economy in Asia and the 15th largest in the world. South Korea maintains diplomatic relations with approximately 170 countries. The country has also been a member of the United Nations since 1991, when it became a member state at the same time as North Korea. On January 1, 2007, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon assumed the post of UN Secretary-General. It has also developed links with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as both a member of ASEAN Plus three, a body of observers, and the East Asia Summit (EAS).
(taken from: www.wikipedia.com)

Title: Republic of South Korea

Korea is a country in East Asia. Its capital is Seoul, the second largest metropolitan city in the world and a major global city. South Korea is a presidential republic consisting of 16 administrative divisions and is a developed country with a high standard of living. It has the fourth largest economy in Asia and the 15th largest in the world. South Korea maintains diplomatic relations with approximately 170 countries. The country has also been a member of the United Nations since 1991, when it became a member state at the same time as North Korea. On January 1, 2007, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon assumed the post of UN Secretary-General. It has also developed links with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as both a member of ASEAN Plus three, a body of observers, and the East Asia Summit (EAS).
(taken from: www.wikipedia.com)