FACTUAL REPORT

TEXT
Instructional Objectives :
After the completion of the lesson, the students will be able to:

Compare generic structure, social functions, and Language features of

1
report text.

2 create and present a report text.

 What is a
Report Text?
Explanation

Definition Function
Report text is a text that To present information about
describes something in general. something in general.

Generic Structure
Language Features
1. General classification
2. Description 1. Using general nouns
2. Using relating verbs
3. Using simple present tense
4. Using conditional logical
connection
 Let’s Learn More About
Generic Structure of Report
Text!
Generic Structure of Report Text

1 General
Stating classification of general aspect of
classification
thing; example animal, public place, etc which
will be discussed in general.

2 Description
Describing the thing which will be discussed
in detail; example characteristics, customs for
living creature
 Let’s Learn More About
Language Feature of Report
Text!
Language Feature of Report Text

Using general nouns Using Simple Present Tense

01 example : animals, cats, rather

than particular nouns, example
03 example : An ant can lift 20
times its own body weight.
our cat Timeless present: often, usually,
always

Using relating verbs Using conditional logical

connection
02 is, are, has
Example: Thanksgiving Day is a
04 so, when, but,or etc

celebration
 What's the
difference with
a description
text?
Report Text vs Descriptive Text

Report Descriptive

 Describe a thing in general  Describe a thing in detail.

 Based on writer opinions.
 Based on result of observation analysis.  The structure of Description Text is
 The structure of Report Text is General Identification followed by
Classification followed by Description. Description.
 Example: Cats  My cat
Report Text vs Descriptive Text
Descriptive
Muiza, my cat
Curled up like a gold and orange as
well as black and ginger Muiza bun.
With green eyes staring back at me.
As she gets up her red collar glows in
the light of the moon. Her tail
stretching out as far as it can go curled
at the end like a question mark
twitching at the end of her tail. Her
ears moving side to side in the glow
of the stars. Washing her silky body.
Report
Cat
Cats or as we usually called it as the domestic cat are
four-legged carnivorous mammal. Their Latin name is
Felis Catus or Felis Silvestris Catus. The domestication
of cats is believed to have started since ancient Egypt
9,500 years ago. Since that, cats have become human’s
companion.
Their eyes allow them to see in the dark and their ears
allow them to hear sound with a high frequency that
human could not hear. They are a good solitary hunters
who have a really good sense of smell. There are various
colors of cats in the world such as white, brown, grey,
black, stripes and even multi-color. They are a social
species and they can make various sound such as
mewing, purring, hissing and growling.
 Television, or TV, is one of humanity’s most important means
Example of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the
world into millions of homes.
People, with a television set in their houses, can sit and watch
the president makes a speech or visits a foreign country. They can
see a war being fought. Through television, viewers at home can
see and learn about people, places, and things in a away lands.
Additionally, television brings its viewers a steady stream of
programs that are designed to entertain. In fact, TV provides many
more entertainment programs than any other kind of information
media. The programs include action-packed dramas, light
comedies, soap operas, sports events, cartoons, quizzes, variety
shows and motion pictures.

Source: https://blog.ruangguru.com/kupas-tuntas-kaidah-bahasa-report-text-berbahasa-inggris
Let’s Practice Television, or TV, is one of humanity’s most
important means of communication. It brings pictures
General
Clasification and sounds from around the world into millions of The use general
nouns
homes.
People, with a television set in their houses, can sit
and watch the president makes a speech or visits a The use of relating
verbs
Description foreign country. They can see a war being fought.
Through television, viewers at home can see and learn
about people, places, and things in a away lands. The use Simple
Additionally, television brings its viewers a steady Present Tense

stream of programs that are designed to entertain. In

fact, TV provides many more entertainment programs
than any other kind of information media. The programs Using
include action-packed dramas, light comedies, soap conditional
logical
operas, sports events, cartoons, quizzes, variety shows connection
and motion pictures.

Source: https://blog.ruangguru.com/kupas-tuntas-kaidah-bahasa-report-text-berbahasa-inggris
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