FACTUAL REPORT TEXT

By; HUSNI HABIBIE, S. S.

 The Sun is a star found at the center of the Solar System. At around
1,392,000 kilometers (865,000 miles) wide, the Sun’s diameter is about
110 times wider than Earth’s.
Around 74% of the Sun’s mass is made up of hydrogen. Helium
makes up around 24% while heavier elements such as oxygen, carbon,
iron and neon make up the remaining percentage. The Sun generates
huge amounts of energy by combining hydrogen nuclear into helium.
This process is called nuclear fusion.
The Sun’s surface temperature is around 5,500 degrees Celsius
(9,941 degrees Fahrenheit). The Sun’s core is around 13,600,000 degrees
Celsius. The average distance from the Sun to the Earth is around 150
million kilometers. Light from the Sun reaches Earth in around 8
minutes.
Because of the Sun’s huge influence on Earth, many early cultures
saw the Sun as a deity or god. For example, Ancient Egyptians had a sun
god called Ra while in Aztec mythology there is a sun god named
Tonatiuh.
Factual Report
GENERIC STRUCTURE
1. General Classifications ; Stating classification of
general aspect of thing; animal, public place, plant, etc
which will be discussed in general (Menyatakan
klasifikasi aspek umum hal; hewan, tempat umum,
tanaman, dll yang akan dibahas secara umum).
2. Description : tells what the phenomenon under
discussion ; in terms of parts, qualities, habits or
behaviors. (Pada bagian ini biasanya memberikan
gambaran fenomena-fenomena yang terjadi; baik
bagian-bagiannya, sifat-sifatnya, kebiasaannya,
ataupun tingkah lakunya. Intinya adalah penjabaran
dari klasifikasi yang disajikan dengan ilmiah.)
LANGUAGE FEATURES
 Use of general nouns, e.g. hunting dogs, rather than
particular nouns, e.g. our dog;
 Use of relating verbs to describe features, e.g. Molecules are
tiny particles;
 Some use of action verbs when describing behavior, e.g.
Emus cannot fly;
 Use of timeless present tense to indicate usualness, e.g.
Tropical cyclones always begin over the sea;
 Use of technical terms, e.g. Isobars are lines drawn on a
weather map;
 Use of paragraphs with topic sentences to organize bundles
of information; repeated naming of the topic as the beginning
focus of the clause.
Text 1
For many years people believed that the cleverest animals after
man were the chimpanzees. Now, however, there is a proof that
dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes. Although a dolphin
lives in the sea, it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is in many ways,
therefore, like a human being.
Dolphins have a simple language. They are able to talk to one
another. It may be possible for man to learn how to talk to dolphins.
But, this will not be easy because dolphins cannot hear the kind of
sounds man can make. If man wants to talk to dolphins, therefore, he
will have to make a third language which both he and the dolphins can
understand.
Dolphins are also very friendly toward man. They often follow
ships. There are many stories about dolphins guiding ships through
difficult and dangerous waters.