Report Text

A.  Definition
Report is a text which presents information about something, as it is. It is as a result of systematic observation and analysis. 

B.  Purpose Of SocialIt’s social purpose is presenting information about something. They generally describe an entire class of things, whether natural, the planets, rocks, plants, countries of region, culture, transportation, and so on. 

C.  Social Function
Inform the readers about range of natural, and social phenomena in our environment.


 D.  Generic Structure

•       General classification ; tells what the phenomenon under discussion is.
•       Description tells what the phenomenon under discussion is like in terms of 

              1. parts ,
              2. qualities 
              3. habits or behaviors, if living ; uses , if non-natural. 

E.  Language Features of Report

•              Use of general nouns, example : hunting bird, rather than particular nouns, example : our dog;
•            Use of relating verbs to describe features, example : Molecules are tiny particles;
•            Some use of action verbs when describing behaviour, example : Emus cannot fly;
•            Use of timeless present tense to indicate usualness, example : Tropical cyclones always begin over the sea;
•            Use of technical terms, example : Isobars are lines drawn on a weather map;
•       Use of paragraphs with topic sentences to organise bundles of information; repeated naming of the topic as the beginning focus of the clause.

F. General Classification

  Tell us what the phenomenon discussion is

G. Description
        Tell us what the phenomenon under discussion is like in terms of: parts (and their funtions), qualities, habits or behavior

H. Grammatical Features

•Use of general nouns, e.g. Laser light

•Use of relating verbs to describe features, e.g. Laser light is a special kind of light,

•Mostly use of present tenses, e.g. Laser light s just one pure color,

•Use of technical terms, e.g. Beam, active medium

I. Language Features of Report 

• Use of general nouns, example : hunting bird, rather than particular nouns, example : our dog;
• Use of relating verbs to describe features, example : Molecules are tiny particles;
• Some use of action verbs when describing behaviour, example : Emus cannot fly;
• Use of timeless present tense to indicate usualness, example : Tropical cyclones always begin over the sea;
• Use of technical terms, example : Isobars are lines drawn on a weather map;
• Use of paragraphs with topic sentences to organise bundles of information; repeated naming of the topic as the beginning focus of the clause.

EXAMPLE

 What Is Thunder and Lightning?

         Lightning is a sudden, violent fl ash of electricity between a cloud and the ground, or from cloud to cloud. A lightning flash, or bolt, can be several miles long. It is so hot, with an average temperature of 34,000° Centigrade, that the air around it suddenly expands with a loud blast. This is the thunder we hear.

Lightning occurs in hot, wet storms. Moist air is driven up to a great height. It forms a type of cloud called cumulonimbus. When the cloud rises high enough, the moisture freezes and ice crystals and snowfl akes are formed. These begin to fall, turning to rain on the way down. This rain meets more moist air rising, and it is the friction between them which produces static electricity. When a cloud is fully charged with this electricity, it discharges it as a lightning flash.