Chapter 2 Materials

Report
Text
Presentation by Group 2
Member Of
The Group
Wafa Nur Azizah
Shafa Dinda Kamila
Reasta Shifa Azahra
Icha Saputri
Nur Jihan Luthfiah Jahra
Floren Vania Novitriyana
Agustinus Stefano Jaysus Windya Saputra
Muhammad Ammar Zulfa
Deka Agus Pratama Boy
Laurensius Abdi Pramudya
Zain Najwan Amrulloh
Discussion
Materials
Outline of Topics
01 What is Report Text?
02 The Purpose of Report Text
03 Types of Report Text
04 Characteristics of Report Text
05 Difference between Descriptive Text
and Report Text
06 Generic Structures and it's example
What is
Report Text?
Definition
Report Text is one of text genres which tells about the
true information of a topic. These facts are obtained
from the results of observations or research. It is a fact
of something without any additional opinion or
amagination.
The Purpose of
Report Text
Social Function of Report Text is to present
information about something generally to the
reader.
Types of
Report Text

Animals Plants Technology Phenomenon

Cat Rose Bicycle Flood
Elephant Cactus Mobile Phone Earthquake
Tiger Drone
Characteristics of
Report Text
Language Features

General Noun
Means to refer to nouns in general, topics in
general
e.g : Cows have a sciebtific name as Bos
Taurus
Simple Present Tense
is a tense that is used to state facts, habitual
actions, general truths, or events that are
currently happening
e.g : a laptop combines the components,
inputs, outputs, and capabillities of a desktop
computer
Linking and Action Verb
Linking Verb : Describing the features
e.g : molecules are tiny particle
Action Verb : Describing the action
e.g : birds fly in the sky
Technical Term
Means using terms related to what is being
described
e.g : Cows are cattle which belong to Bovidae
Family and Bovinae Upafamili
 Descriptive Report
My Cat, My Lovely Orchid Cat, Orchid
No Scientific Term Scientific Term

My Lovely Cat Cats

I have a stray cat as my pet. He is really playful, He Cats or as we usually called it as the domestic cat are
loved to play with me and the new things he found. He four-legged carnivorous mammal. Their latin name is
has orange and white fur, his fur is so soft and I like to Felis catus or Felis silvestris catus. The domestication of
rubs it for him. cats is believed to have started since ancient Egypt

9,500 years ago. Since that, cats have become humans
He has a long tail. He likes to play with it. He is also companion. Nowadays it is the most popular pet in the
always try to catch his tail sometimes. I also like to hold world and also the second most popular pet in the US
him in my hand, when i hold him like that he will fall and they are often called as the house cats
asleep.

Generic Structure
of Report Text
1 2 3
Title General Classification Description
Stating classification of general Describing of the things which will be
aspect of thing; animal, public place, discussed in detail, in terms of; parts (and
plants, etc which will be discussed in their function), qualities, habits, and
general behavior
Report Text Example

Pigeon Title
Pigeon refers to all birds of the family Columbidae and order Columbiformes. They
consist of 310 species. Some people may also know them as “Doves”. There is no
clear distinction between the use of the word “pigeons” and “doves” until today. But
General
generally, the word “Pigeons” is used to address the species known as the Rock Classification
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.
Definition

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.
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