A. REPORT

A.     REPORT

Definition:

Report is a kind of text that present information about something as it is. It is usually a result of systematic observation and analysis.

GenericStructure:

      1. General Classification: 

          It states classification of general aspects of things, such as animals,  

          public places, plants, vegetables etc that will be discussed in general. It 

          can also describe natural phenomena, environment, made up-things,
          social phenomena, etc. Descriptive text can be: general conclusion, such 

          as Whale is mammal because it give birth and General classification

          (Introduce the topic of the report, such as: the class or the subclass)

    2.   Description:

         It describes the thing that will be discussed in detail. It describes the   

          phenomenon in terms of parts, qualities, habits or behaviors and

          Description (tell the shape/form, parts, behaviour, habitat, way of

          survival)

    3.  Language feature:

• Generalized participants: a whole class of things (volcanoes, newspapers, the royal family)
• Action verbs/material processes
• Simple present tense. It states general thing, like: comodo dragon usually weight more than 160 kg.
• Language for defining, classifying, comparing, contrasting (are called, belong to, can be classified as, are similar to, are more powerful than)
• May contain technical vocabulary e.g. water contains oxygen and hydrogen
• Is written in a formal and objective style and
• The use of general nouns
• The use of relating verbs
• The use of present tense
• The use of behavioral verbs

SAMPLE OF REPORT TEXT:
1. White Pelican

General Classification/Statement of the reported object:

The white pelican is one of the most successful fish eating birds. The success is largely due to its command hunting behavior. A group, perhaps two dozen birds, will gather in curved are some distance offshore. The birds then begin to move forward towards the shore, beating the water furiously with their wings, driving the fish before them.

Description

When the water is shallow enough for the birds to reach the fish, the formation breaks up as its meal. As the bird lifts its head, the water drains from its bill leaving the fish which are then swallowed. Pelicans are among the oldest group of birds, Foss is of this genus have been found dating back 40 million years.