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ARIFAH RAHMAWATI, S.Pd

Report Text
SOCIAL FUNCTION OF THE
TEXT
GENERIC STRUCTURE OF
THE TEXT
LINGUISTICS FEATURES

The Social Function of

the Report text :
To describe the way things are
with reference to a range of
natural, man made, and social
phenomena in our
environment.

General Structures
of report text include:
General classification and
description.
a). General classification shares about
the thinks generally reported, gives
information and its classification.
b). Description consists of the
characteristics of the reported object.

The Linguistic Features

Introducing group or general aspect
Using conditional logical connection;
when, so, etc
Using simple present tense
(+) S+V1+S/es+O
(-) S+do/does not+V1+O
(?) Do/does+S+V1+O?

 Report texts

Platypus

Many people call platypus duckbill because this

animal has a bill like duckbill. Platypus is a native
Tasmania and southern and eastern Australia.
Platypus has a flat tail and webbed feet. Its body
length is 30 to 45 cm and covered with a thick
and woolly layer of fur. Its bill is detecting prey
and stirring up mud. Platypus eyes and head are
small. It has no ears but has ability to sense
sound and light.
Platypus lives in streams, rivers, and lakes.
Female platypus usually digs burrows in the
streams or river banks. The burrows are blocked
with soil to protect it from intruders and flooding.
In the other hand, male platypus does not need
any burrow to stay.

Vocabulary Point of View

Tail [eIl]
Burrow [b^r]
Thick [Ik]
Dig [dIg]
Layer [leI(r)]
Stream [stri:m]
Intrude [Intru:d]
Grammar Point of View
Simple Present Tense
Formula
S+V1+S/es

QUESTIONS
1. What is the purpose of report text?
2. What is the generic Structure of the text?
3. What kind of tenses that used in report
text?
4. State the words which use that tense!
5. Which part of the text that shows general
classification?
6. What is the main idea of the text?
7. Where does the Platypus live?
8. How is the Platypus tail?

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