REPORT TEXT

Report text is ..... EXCEPT.....

• a text that presents information in a clear and factual manner.

• a text that presents information about something in general based on research.

• a type of text in English that describes the details of an object in particular/specifically

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

The generic structure of report text are....

• Introduction - Description

• General classification - Description

• Orientation - Complication

• Orientation - Events

Which one is NOT the characteristics of report text? What is a report text?

• Contains scientific facts

• The title text looks more general

• Using Past Tense

• Using the Simple Present Tense

What's the purpose of a report text?

• To describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.

• To entertain the reader with a story.

• To inform or to entertain the readers.

• To present information about something generally.

An elephant is the largest and strongest animals. It is a strange looking animal with its thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tail, little eyes, long white tusks and above all it has a long nose, the trunk.

The trunk is elephant’s peculiar feature, and it has various uses. The elephant draws up water by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a shower bath. It can also lift leaves and puts them into its mouth. In fact the trunk serves the elephant as a long arm and hand. An elephant looks very clumsy and heavy and yet it can move very quickly.

The elephant is a very intelligent animal. Its intelligence combined with its great strength make it a very useful servant to man and it can be trained to serve in many ways such as carry heavy loads, hunt for tigers and even fight.

It is stated in the text that the elephant uses the trunk to do the following, EXCEPT ....

• to eat

• to drink

• to squirt water over the body

• to push

The social function of report text is ...

• to describe a person, place or something

• to describe something the way things are

• to persuade the readers to do something

• to tell past events chronologically

The part of report text which introduce the object to describe is ...

• general classification

• identification

• explanation

• description

Report text describe the real object as the way things are, so it uses ...

• past tense

• future tense

• perfect tense

• present tense

The difference between report text and descriptive text is...

• report talks about general objects and description talks about specific ones

• report and description talks about general objects

• report talks about specific objects and decription talks about general ones

• report and description talks about specific objects

the detailed information about the objects of report text is found in ....

• identification

• explanation

• general classification

• description