Information report text

Chapter 9
What is it?

We will learn:
To obtain and share information about
things, animals, natural phenomena, and
social phenomena, in order to get the general
knowledge about them.

Tujuan

pembelajaran

a.Mengidentifikasi struktur teks dari beberapa teks information report
lisan dan tulis dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait mata
pelajaran lain di Kelas IX, pendek dan sederhana, sesuai dengan konteks
penggunaannya.

b.Menjelaskan unsur kebahasaan dari teks information report lisan dan
tulis dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait mata pelajaran lain di
Kelas IX, pendek dan sederhana, sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya.

Fungsi sosial

Mempresentasikan pengetahuan
umum tentang orang, benda,
binatang, fenomena sosial, dan
fenomena alam, secara ilmiah
dan obyektif

Unsur kebahasaan

Dapat mencakup:

• jenis, golongan, spesies dari obyek
secara umum.

• unsur-unsur rincian deskripsi
tentang obyek pada umumnya.

Struktur teks

3

●Kalimat deklaratif dan interogatif
dalam simple present tense dan
passive voice.

●Nomina singular dan plural dengan
atau tanpa a, the, this, those, my,
their, dsb.

●Ucapan, tekanan kata, intonasi,
ejaan, tanda baca, dan tulisan
tangan.

Elephant

An elephant is the largest and strongest animals which live in land. It is a strange looking animal which has thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tail, little pair of eyes, long white tusks and above all, elephant has a long nose called the trunk. An elephant is commonly seen in a zoo because it is hard to find them in their natural habitat. The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature and it has various usages. The elephant’s trunk can also lift leaves and put them into its mouth. In other word, their trunks serve the elephant as long arm and hand. Sixteen to eighteen hours, or nearly 80% of an elephant's day is spent feeding. Elephants consume grasses, small plants, bushes, fruit, twigs, tree bark, and roots. Tree bark is a favorite food source for elephants.. The elephant is considered to be an intelligent animal. Its intelligence combined with its great strength make an elephant a very useful servant to man. Elephant can be trained to serve in various ways such as carrying heavy loads, hunting for tigers and even fighting.

Now write the facts about the elephant that are stated in the text!

You can write facts about the species, physical characteristics, emotional characteristics, habitats, habits, and so on!