English

Report Text

by Hana Dhiya Ulhaq

What is Report Text?

Report is a text which present information about something, as it is. It is as a result of systematic observation and analyses

Language Features

•Use of general nouns

  eg hunting dogs, rather than particularnouns, eg our dog;

•Use of relating verbs to describe features

eg Molecules are tiny particles;

•Some use of action verbs when describing behaviour,

•Use of timeless present tense to indicate usualness,

eg Tropicalcyclones always begin over the sea;

•Use of technical terms

eg Isobars are lines drawn on a weathermap;

•Use of paragraphs with topic sentences to organise bundles of information; repeated naming of the topic as the beginning focusof the clause.

MAMMALS

 Whales are sea living mammals. Some whales are very large indeed and the blue whale, which can exceed 30 meters in length, is the largest animal to have lived down earth.

 Superficially, there are important differences in its external structure; its tail consist of a pair of broad, flat horizontal paddles, compare with the tail of a fish that is vertical. The skin is smooth and shiny and beneath it lays a layer of fat.