Factual report text or commonly called report text is a text which present some information about thing, person, animal, scientific phenomena, or social condition. That information based on the result of observation and analysis.

1. FACTUAL REPORT TEXT
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2. Text
 Genre
Genre is kinds of text or types of text. In Senior
High School there are 13 kinds of text. They are:
1. Descriptive
2. Recount
3. Narrative
4. Report
5. Discussion
6. Analytical Exposition
7. Hortatory Exposition
8. Procedure
9. Explanation
10. News Item
11. Review
12. Anecdote
13. Spoof

3. Short Functional Text
Shor functional text is a short text that has particular meaning and purpose, and can be used in daily
life.
1. Caution, Notice, Warning
2. Announcement
3. Advertisement
4. Invitation
5. Letter
6. Short Message
7. Label

4. Factual report Text/report Text
 Definition
 Purpose
 Generic Structures
 Language Features

5. A. Definition
Factual report text or commonly called report text is a text which present some information
about thing, person, animal, scientific phenomena, or social condition. That information
based on the result of observation and anlysis.

6. B. Purpose
The main purpose of factual report text is to give some information to the readers

7. C. Generic Structures
1. General Classification
This part contains the idea or the topic that will be explained in the text. This part usually written as a
the beginning of the text.
2. Description
Thos part contains the explanation of the information based on the topic. This part will be written after
the general classipication.

8. D. Languaghe Features
 Using simple present tense (eat, come, have, etc).
 Using general nouns (finding a cat, rather than particular nouns, e.g my cat).
 Using timeless present tense (always, usually, etc).

9. The characteristics of Factual Report Text
 Describe the common object
 Objective based on the fact
 Have a proof such as document, table, or chart
 Scientific researh text

10. Example of Factual report Text
Covid-19
General Classification
Covid-19 or Coronavirus Disease-2019 is an infectious disease caused by a new virus called SARS-
Cov-2. This disease first identified in Wuhan, China, in the end of 2019. The virus widely spread over
many countries and then in March 2020, WHO declared Covid-19 a pandemic

11. Description
This disease attacks respiratory system. Covid-19 also makes people who get infected experience
several symptoms. The common symptoms are fever, dry cough, and tiredness. Some also experience
aches, sore throat, diarrhea, conjunctivitis, headache, and loss of taste or smell. Meanwhile the serious
symptoms are shortness of breath, chest pain, and loss of speech. However, there are many who do not
experience symptoms. It takes about 5-6 days to the symptoms to show. However, the incubation period
takes 14 days. People who has mild to moderate illness usually can recover without hospitalization.
Meanwhile those who experience serious symptoms have to seek medical attention. The virus spreads
through the droplets when infected people sneeze or cough. Therefore, WHO gives the way to prevent
infection such as washing hands regularly with soap and water, avoiding touching face, covering mouth and
nose while sneezing or coughing, staying at home, refraining from smoking, and practicing physical
distancing. Source: World Health Organization (WHO)
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