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Generic Generic
Generic
Structure
Structure Features
Feature
Definition
Definition
Report Example
Example
Text
Definition
• Report text is a kind of text which
has social function to describe the
way things are, with the reference
to a range of natural, man made and
social phenomena in our environment.
Habits
Habitat
Behaviou Food
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Quantitie Qualities l
s (Uses) Feature
Communicative Purpose
To inform factual information about specific subject
Report texts usually used Simple Present Tense, and seldom use past tenses (if the
thing is extinct)
Use of “be”: is, am, are, was, were for the classification.
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Use of verb “have”: have, has, had, in order to give detail description.
Use of action verbs related to the topic, especially when describing behaviours.