Report
A report provides factual information about a specific subject like social phenomenon (e.g. riot, demonstration, unemployment), natural (e.g. earthquakes, rain, storm, living things - animals) and man – made. The factual information provided in the report text is objective.
Communicative purpose
To inform about a specific subject.
Example:
Reference books, science reports, weather reports.
The text organization of a report
A report text is comprised of general classification and description.
General classification
Opening statement that introduces the subject.
Description
Supporting paragraphs that describe the subject in detail in other to assist the readers to get more understanding knowledge about subject ( e.g. its qualities, appearances, habits or behaviors, uses, etc)
Grammatical feature related to report texts
Ø Simple past tense
Ø Adjectives
Ø Pronouns
Ø Adverbs
Ø Compound and complex sentences
Ø Quantifiers
Sumber: Creative English workbook, Erlangga
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