Report Text

    

    A. Definition of Report text

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

    B. Generic Structure of Report text

1. General Clasification ; Stating classification of general aspect of thing; animal, public place, plant, etc which will be discussed in general (Menyatakan klasifikasi aspek umum hal; hewan, tempat umum, tanaman, dll yang akan dibahas secara umum).

2. Description : tells what the phenomenon under discussion ; in terms of parts, qualities, habits or behaviors. (Pada bagian ini biasanya memberikan gambaran fenomena-fenomena yang terjadi; baik bagian-bagiannya, sifat-sifatnya, kebiasaannya, ataupun tingkah lakunya. Intinya adalah penjabaran dari klasifikasi yang disajikan dengan ilmiah.)

    C. Purpose of Report text

    Its social purpose is presenting information about something. They generally describe an entire class of things, whether natural or made: mammals, the planets, rocks, plants, countries of region, culture, transportation, and so on.

    D. The Characteristics / Language Feature of Report text:

1. Use of general nouns, eg hunting dogs, rather than particular nouns, eg our dog;

2. Use of relating verbs to describe features, eg Molecules are tiny particles;

3. Some use of action verbs when describing behaviour, eg Emus cannot fly;

4. Use of timeless present tense to indicate usualness, eg Tropical cyclones always begin over the sea;

5. Use of technical terms, eg Isobars are lines drawn on a weather map;

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

Keterangan :

1. General nouns, maksudnya adalah, suatu benda (baik itu hidup atau mati) yang bersifat umum. Coba bandingkan : Hunting dogs >< My dog. Hunting dogs bersifat umum; sedangkan my dog bersifat khusus. – Relating verbs, dalam grammar disebut juga dengan linking verbs. Seperti to be [is, am, are: present], seem, look, taste dan lain sebagainya. 

2. Timeless present tense adalah salah satu penanda waktu dalam simple present seperti “often, usually, always” dan lain-lain. – Technical terms, maksudnya adalah istilah-istilah yang meliputi teks report tersebut. Misalnya tentang “music” maka, istilah-istilah musik harus ada.

    E. Example of Report Text

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 humans companion.

    Nowadays it is the most popular pet in the world and also the second most popular pet in the US and they are often called as the house cats. It is believed that there are more than 70 cat breeds now in the world.

    Most cats are furry, only some of them such as Sphynx cat born with less fur on their body.

    Some cats have a long tail and some others have a short tail. It also has a very flexible body and sharp claws which can be retracted. Usually cats can grow up to 4 to 5 kg in weight and 23 to 25 cm in length, but sometimes it can be smaller or grow even bigger.

    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.