3. Definition of Report
Report is a text which presents information
about something, as it is. It is as a result of
systematic observation and analysis.
4. Purpose / function
To describe particular person, place or
thing.
A discriptive text focuses on a specific
thing
and its specific features.
5. 1. Title :
Generic Structure
Indicates topic of the report.
2. General Classification :
Stating classification of general aspect of thing; animal,
public place, plant, etc which will be discussed in general.
3. Description :
Describing the thing which will be discussed in detail; part
per part , customs or deed for living creature and usage
for materials.
6. • The use of general nouns
( ex : animals, vertebrates)
• The use of relating verbs
( ex : is, are, has )
• The use of present tenses
Language Features
( ex : All fish are vertebrates with gills for breathing)
• The use of behavioral verbs
( ex : Fish live in nearly every underwater habitat, from
near freezing Arctic waters to hot desert springs ; from
mud ponds to the deepest ocean abyss)
• The use of technical terms
( ex: Fish are an important source of protein for millions of
people worldwide)
7. The kinds of the report
text
• Textbooks
• encyclopedias
• scientific magazines
• historical
• factual reading books
• magazine
• etc