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 Table of Contents
01 Definitions

02 Social Functions

03 General Structures

04 Language Features

05 Differences

06 Example
 01
Definition
s
 A Brief Definition About
Descriptive Text
Descriptive text is a text which describes
what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose
is to describe and reveal a particular
person, place, or thing.
A Brief Definition About
Report Text
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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social
descriptive text :
­ To describe person, thing or place in specific based on
the writer’s opinion.

report text:
­ To presenting information about something. They
generally describe an entire class of things, whether
natural or made, for example: mammals, the planets,
rocks, plants, countries of region, culture,
transportation, and so on based on scientific facts.
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General
 descriptive
text
Identification: contains about the
introduction of a person, place, animal
or object will be described
Description: contains a description of
something such as animal, things, place
or person by describing its features,
forms, colors, or anything related to
what the writer describes
report
text
General Classification: This section contains
general statements that describe the object
description of this Report Text.
Description: This section usually describes the
phenomenon or situation that occurs, both its
parts, nature, habits, or behavior. In essence,
this section describes the classification
presented scientifically. However, to
remember, Report Text is not a news text, but
scientific factual text.
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Language
 Descriptive Text
1. Specific participant : has a certain object, is
not common and unique (only one). for
example: Bandengan Beach, My House,
Borobudur Temple, Uncle Jim
2. The use of the adjective (an adjective) to
clarify the noun, for example: a beautiful
beach, a handsome man, the famous place in
Jepara, etc.
3. The use of simple present tense: The
sentence pattern used is simple present
because it tells the fact of the object
described [ Subject + V1 + Object ]
4. Action verb: verbs that show an activity (for
example, run, sleep, walk, cut etc.)
Report Text
1. Use of general nouns, eg hunting dogs,
rather than particular nouns, eg our dog;
2. Use of relating verbs to describe features, eg
Molecules are tiny particles;
3. Some use of action verbs when describing
behaviour, eg Emus cannot fly;
4. Use of timeless present tense to indicate
usualness, eg Tropical cyclones always
begin over the sea;
5. Use of technical terms, eg Isobars are lines
drawn on a weather map;
6. Use of paragraphs with topic sentences to
organise bundles of information; repeated
naming of the topic as the beginning focus
of the clause.
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Differences
 Differences
Describe something in
detail

Descriptive Text Written based on the

author’s opinion

Describe something in
Report Text general

Written based of observations

and scientific facts.
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Examples
 My Best Friend.
Descriptive Text
Ernesto
My best friend is Ernesto and he is my classmate. We go to school together.
Ernesto comes from an educated family. His father is a school principal and his Identification
mother is also a teacher.
He is punctual, well-educated, and has good manners. He is really hard-
working. He always does his homework. He is also well-dressed and well-
behaved. All teachers have a high opinion of him.
Ernesto has a well-built body. He is gentle but fearless. He takes part in all
sports, scout, trekking and mountaineering activities. He has a good heart. He is Description
truthful, honest and obedient.
He also plays the guitar, and he makes his parents very proud of him. He
secures good marks and is usually top of his class in examinations. He inspires me
to work harder. He keeps me away from bad company. I am happy to have such a
friend like him.
 Pigeon Report
Pigeon refers to all birds of the family Columbidae and order Columbiformes. They
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consist of 310 species. Some people may also know them as “Doves”. There is no clear
General
distinction between the use of the word “pigeons” and “doves” until today. But generally,
Classification
the word “Pigeons” is used to address the species known as the Rock Dove, while the word
“Doves” is used to address a pigeon that is white.
Pigeons exhibit various size and color based on their species. The smallest species
may have the size of 15 cm and weight 30 g, while the largest species can grow up to 75 cm
with the body weight of 2 kg. Some of their color are: pale gray, white, brown, reddish and
black. Most of them have two black bars on their wings. They have a small head with short
beak. Their body is compact with two large and muscular wings and two short legs on it.
Description
Pigeons can be found almost in any region in the world. They have been domesticated
since 10.000 years ago. they have been used by humans for several purposes such as courier
to deliver short written messages, sacred symbols in a wedding ceremony, entertainment in
a magic show and also as a racing birds. Some species are also edible and they are served as
food in some places.
 References
• Hartono, Rudi 2005. Descriptive Text and Report Text ; Definition, Generic Structures,
Purposes, Language Features (Semarang: English Department Faculty of Language and
Art Semarang State University ). Diakses pada 21 Oktober 2022 , dari

/http://britishcourse.com/report-text-definition-purposes-generic-structures-language-featur
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• Different of Descriptive and Report Text . 2005. Diakses pada 21 Oktober 2005, dari
https://www.ef.co.id/englishfirst/kids/blog/perbedaan-descriptive-text-dan-report-text/
• Husein R. & A.H. Pulungan 2017. Social Function of Descriptive Text and Repoprt Text.
Diakses pada 21 Oktober 2022, dari
https://www.usd.ac.id/fakultas/pendidikan/f1l3/PLPG2017/Download/materi/bing
/BAB-VIII-Description.pdf
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