Handout and Worksheet of Factual Report Text SMKS Bhakti Indonesia Medika Pangkalan Bun

English Material of 11th Grade Students By: Anna Indrayani, S.Pd.

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.”

Keterangan:
Report Text adalah sebuah teks yang menghadirkan informasi tentang suatu hal secara apa adanya. Genre atau
jenis text ini memang ada kesamaan dengan descriptive text yaitu, baik descriptive text dan report text sama
sama memberikan gambaran secara langsung tentang seseorang atau suatu benda. Perbedaannya adalah jika
kita berbicara tentang benda atau seseorang secara spesifik seperti warna, style, nama, dsb, itu disebut
descriptive. Dan apabila kita berbicara tentang benda atau seseorang secara umum yang meliputi bagian-
bagiannya, kekuatannya, fungsinya, atau sifat umum lain dari benda atau seseorang seseorang itu disebut
report.

Generic Structure of Report text

# 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).

# 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.)

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.

The Characteristics / Language Feature of Report text:

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

Keterangan:
 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.
 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.
 Example of Report Text and Text Structure Analysis
Pigeon

Text Text Structure

Pigeon refers to all birds of the family Columbidae and order
Columbiformes. They consist of 310 species. Some people may also
know them as “Doves”. There is no clear distinction between the use of
General Classification
the word “pigeons” and “doves” until today. But generally, the word
“Pigeons” is used to address the species known as the Rock Dove, while
the word “Doves” is used to address a pigeon that is white.
Pigeons exhibit various size and color based on their species. The
smallest species may have the size of 15 cm and weight 30 g, while the
largest species can grow up to 75 cm with the body weight of 2 kg.
Some of their colors are: pale gray, white, brown, reddish and black.
Most of them have two black bars on their wings. They have a small
head with short beak. Their body is compact with two large and
muscular wings and two short legs on it.
Description
Pigeons can be found almost in any region in the world. They have
been domesticated since 10.000 years ago. They have been used by
humans for several purposes such as courier to deliver short written
messages, sacred symbols in a wedding ceremony, entertainment in a
magic show and also as a racing bird. Some species are also edible and
they are served as food in some places.

EXAMPLE OF FACTUAL REPORT AND ANALYSIS OF LINGUISTIC FEATURES

Language Features Examples

Use of general nouns rather than particular

Birds, people (paragraph 1)
nouns

Some of their colors are: pale gray, white, brown, reddish

Use of relating verbs to describe features
and black. (Paragraph 2)

Some use of action verbs when describing The smallest species may have the size of 15 cm and weight
behavior 30 g. . . (Paragraph 2)

Use of timeless present tense to indicate Pigeons exhibit various size and color based on their
usualness species. (Paragraph 1)

There is no clear distinction between the use of the word

Use of technical terms
“pigeons” and “doves” until today. (Paragraph 1)

Use of paragraphs with topic sentences to

organize bundles of information; repeated The entire paragraphs are begun by the word “pigeon” with
naming of the topic as the beginning focus of different explanation.
the clause.
 Learning Activity 1
Read the text below and comprehend the text by doing analysis on the text structure and the linguistic
features just like you have read in the explanation session.
(https://www.sekolahbahasainggris.co.id/10-soal-truefalse-dalam-bahasa-inggris-untuk-smp-kelas-9/)

TSUNAMI
Tsunami is a japanese word from a seismic sea wave generated by an undersea earthquake, landslide, or
eruption. Most tsunami happen along the ring of fire. It is a zone of volcanoes and seismic activity. The zone
encircles the pacific ocean.
Historically, tsunami has caused much destruction and death. Sibce 1819, about 40 tsunami have struct the
hawaiian islands and since 1883, about 20 tsunamis have struck indonesia. The last one was on december 26,
2004, which caused over 100,000 deaths.
A tsunami can have a width of 100 to 200 km and may spread far across the deep ocean. The speed is as
fast as a jet plane. When the wave reaches land it can be very high, about 15 m or more.

Table of Text Structure Analysis

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Text Structure Text

General Classification

Description

Description

Table of Language Features Analysis

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Language Features Example

Use of general nouns rather than

particular nouns

Use of relating verbs to describe

features

Some use of action verbs when

describing behavior
 Use of timeless present tense to
indicate usualness

Use of technical terms

From the text tsunami above do the following exercises.

I. In Which Paragraph did you find the following information? Do it in your workbook.

No Information Paragraph
1. The cause of tsunamis
2. The places where tsunamis occur
The number of tsunamis that have happened in
3.
indonesia
4. The height of tsunamis
5. The speed of tsunamis

II. From the text Tsunami above decide whether the statements below are True or False. Do it in your
workbook.
No Statement True/False
1. Tsunamis can only happen in Japan
Tsunamis are caused by undersea earthquake or
2.
landslides
The ring of fire is the area of volcanoes and seismic
3.
activities
4. The speed of the wave can be as fast as a jet stream
5. Tsunamis are not dangerous