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LK 1 Profesional Modul 3
LK 1 Profesional Modul 3
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LK 1: Lembar Kerja Belajar Mandiri – Modul 3
Judul Modul ENGLISH FOR SOCIAL COMMUNICATION
Judul Kegiatan Belajar 1. Exploring Descriptive Text 1; Person and animals
(KB) 2. Exploring Descriptive Text 2; Things and Place
3. Exploring Report Text 1; Classifying Report and
Compositional Report
4. Exploring Report Text 2; Comparative report and Historical
Report
Generic Structure
1. Identification : Identifies phenomenon to be described
2. Description : Describe parts, equalities or characteristics
Language Features
- Specific participant
- The use of the adjective
- simple present tense
- Action verb
- using passive voice
- using noun phrase
- using technical terms
- using general and abstract noun.
- using conjunction of time and cause-effect
Learning Activity 3
Report Text; Report text is a text which presents information
about something, as it is. Details in this text are scientific details
that include the description of object, both physical and non
physical, from scientific facts about the object.
Report Text is included in the Descriptive Text which has the
aim of providing information to readers about the object of this
text itself. Although the Report Text and Description Text are
almost the same, they are actually two two different texts.
Report Text tends to lead to scientific factual text and is more
general than Description Text so that there is no subjective
opinion from the author.
Social fuction
There are different types of the report texts.
No Butir Refleksi Respon/Jawaban
1. Classifying Report : To organize and describe a field or
topic into a class and subclass hierarchy
2. Compositional Report : To Organise and describe a
field or topic according to its part ( a part or whole part )
Generic structure
1. Opening general statement/general classification
2. Facts about various aspects of the subject
Language features of report text :
1. Observe and identify the use of words, phrases,
sentences, and technical terms which are mostly found
in the text.
2. Noun and noun phrases are used rather than personal
pronoun.
3. Most reports are written in the present tense
4. Use some passive voice
5. some reports use technical or scientific terms
6. Use some passive voice
7. Linking verbs are used, eg.is, are, has, have, belong to,
to give coherence
8. Descriptive language is used that is factual rather than
imaginative eg. Color, shape, size, body parts, habits,
behaviors, funtions, uses.
Learning Activity 4
1. Definition
a. Comparative Report is useful for monitoring
developmental changes, situational differences, and treatment
efficacy. It enables a clear comparison between different tests of
a specific patient and to track his performance at different times
or conditions.
2. Social Function
No Butir Refleksi Respon/Jawaban
a. Comparative Report to identify the similarities and
differences between two or more classes or things
b. Historical Report to give information about the way things
were in relation to a particular historical period or site.
3. Generic Structure
a. Comparative Report
General Statement. It introduces entities tobe compared
Description. It contain the systematic analysis of
similarities and differences
b. Historical Report
General Statement. It identifies historical period or site.
And it defines and locates in time and place
Descriptions : features or characteristics, activities,
behaviours, artefacts, historical significance.
4. Language Features
1. Genaeralised Participants are initially rpresented in
simple noun groups (E.g: Stars and Planets in text 1)
2. Relating verb that link an entity with its attributes
3. Timeless present tense ( with the exception of an
historical report)
4. Attitudinal vocabulary is unusual as the emphasis is on
facts rather on options