Report Text For Grade XI

Whales are sea-living mammals. They therefore breathe air but cannot survive or land. Some species are very large indeed and the blue whale, which can exceed 30 meter length, is the largest animal which lives on earth. Superficially, the whale looks rather like a fish, but there are important difference in its external structure; its tail consists of a pair of broad, flat horizontal paddles (the tail of a fish is vertical) and it has a single nostril on top of its breadth, broad head. The skin is smooth and shiny and beneath it lies a layer of flat (blubber). This is up to 30 meter in thickness and serves to conserve heat and body fluids.

What is the text about?

• sea-living mammals

• the description of mammals

• the difference between whales and fish

• whales

• how whales survive themselve

Whales are sea-living mammals. They therefore breathe air but cannot survive or land. Some species are very large indeed and the blue whale, which can exceed 30 meter length, is the largest animal which lives on earth. Superficially, the whale looks rather like a fish, but there are important difference in its external structure; its tail consists of a pair of broad, flat horizontal paddles (the tail of a fish is vertical) and it has a single nostril on top of its breadth, broad head. The skin is smooth and shiny and beneath it lies a layer of flat (blubber). This is up to 30 meter in thickness and serves to conserve heat and body fluids.

The length of a whale is……..

• is generally more than 30 meter

• may be more than 30 meter

• is less than 30 meter

• ranges from 30 meter to more than 30 meter

• is 30 meter at the most

Whales are sea-living mammals. They therefore breathe air but cannot survive or land. Some species are very large indeed and the blue whale, which can exceed 30 meter length, is the largest animal which lives on earth. Superficially, the whale looks rather like a fish, but there are important difference in its external structure; its tail consists of a pair of broad, flat horizontal paddles (the tail of a fish is vertical) and it has a single nostril on top of its breadth, broad head. The skin is smooth and shiny and beneath it lies a layer of flat (blubber). This is up to 30 meter in thickness and serves to conserve heat and body fluids.

Sentence 1 explained ……..

• tells an orientation

• poses a thesis

• shows an abstract

• gives a general classification

• elaborates an explanation

To tell the factual information of report text, the writer uses…….

• passive voice

• direct speech

• reported speech

• simple past tense

• simple present tense

A factual information text is?

• Report Text

• Narrative Text

• Exposition text

• Analytical text

• Decsriptive text

A tablet is a mobile computing devices. It is a about?

• Size

• History

• Function

• General classification

• Description

Tablet let the users to browse, chat, watch video and social media.

• Parts

• Function

• Types

• Definition

• Description

The general noun is...

• Their printer

• His smartphone

• My computer

• Tablet

• My smartphone

A laptop is a kind of computer unit which has the same function as a PC (Personal Computer), but it’s smaller, lighter and of different sizes. Nowadays, most people choose laptops for several reasons.

A laptop is a portable device. This portability is very helpful for our work, study and other activities. We do not need complicated cable installations to activate a laptop. With a laptop, we can do our work anytime and anywhere.

Moreover, a laptop allows us to access the internet in public places which provide free access called hot spot areas. Some people like to use this facility to carry out their tasks.

Finally, a laptop consumes energy more efficiently than a PC does. This device uses a rechargeable battery as a source of electric energy. So, if we prefer using a laptop, it means that we support the government program to save energy. That’s why a laptop has become very popular recently.

What is the purpose of the text above?

• To describe about a laptop

• To give opinions about a laptop

• To retell the experience about using a laptop

• To inform the readers about laptop

• To tell the story about a laptop

From the text we know that …

• A laptop is usually more

  expensive than a PC

• More people like a laptop

  better than a PC

• More people like a PC

  better than a laptop

• A laptop is cheaper now

  than it was before

• For a mobile person a

  laptop is more handy than a PC