English lesson

Report text
Sabam Christo Parasian, S.Pd., Gr.
 LISTEN TO THE AUDIO

FIND TEN FACTS THAT YOU HEAR FROM THE AUDIO

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 REPORT TEXT

Report text is one type of text that is categorized as

“factual texts.” 
Reports text is a text which is the result of systematic
observation and analyses.
Report Text is a type of text in English that describes
the details of an object. Details in this text are scientific
details which include the description of objects, both
physical and non-physical, from scientific facts about
the object.

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 1 Characteristics of Report Text
Contains scientific facts
The title text looks more general
Using the Simple Present Tense
General Classification

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 Generic Structure of
Report Text

• General Classification
▪ This section contains general statements that describe the object description of this
Report Text.
• Description
▪ This section usually provides a description of the phenomenon or situation that occurs,
both its parts, nature, habits, or behavior. In essence, this section describes the
classification presented scientifically. However, the thing to remember is that Report
Text is not a news text, but scientific factual text.

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 Purpose of Report text

• The purpose of report text is to convey information of observation through

systematic analysis. The information described in the report text is usually
general, whether natural or artificial like mammals, planets, rocks, plants,
states, culture, transportation, and so forth.
Or it can be concluded that the purpose of report text are:
• – To describe something in general.
• – To presenting information about (something), as it is.
• – To describe the way things are..

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 EXAMPLE OF REPORT TEXT

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 Language Feature of
Report text

• – Use of general nouns, eg hunting dogs, rather than particular nouns, eg

our dog;
• – Use of relating verbs to describe features, eg Molecules are tiny particles;
• – Some use of action verbs when describing behavior, eg Emus cannot fly;
• – Use of timeless present tense to indicate usualness, eg Tropical cyclones
always begin over the sea;
• – Use of technical terms, eg 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.