Kompetensi
Pendahuluan
Dalam materi ini anda akan mempelajari salah satu jenis teks ( genre ) yakni teks report yang
mempunyai langkah retorika yaitu General Classification – Description dan mempunyai fungsi sosial ( social function )
untuk menjelaskan sesuatu apa adanya, yang menyangkut kejadian alam, karya manusia, dan fenomena sosial di
sekitar kita . Teks ini mempunyai kebahasaan khusus (lexico grammar ) di antaranya penggunaan simple present
dan to be . Berbagai jenis latihan reading comprehension, grammar dan vocabulary yang diberikan secara intensif dan
bervariatif akan lebih mempermudah anda memahami teks.
Key words : Report text, General Classification, Description, Social Function, block-fault
mountain, volcano, fold mountain
Teks report adalah salah satu jenis teks ( genre ) dalam bahasa Inggris yang menjelaskan sesuatu apa
adanya. Teks ini mempunyai langkah-langkah retorika ( generic structure) yang terdiri dari
: General Classification dan Description.
• General Classification : Klasifikasi umum tentang apa yang dijelaskan ( tells what the
phenomenon under discussion is )
• Description : menjelaskan fenomena-fenomena yang sedang dijelaskan dalam bagian- bagian,
kualitas, kebiasaan dan tingkah laku ( tells what the phenomenon under discussion is like in
terms of parts, qualities, habits or behavior ).
Fungsi sosial teks report ( social function of a report text ) adalah untuk menjelaskan sesuatu apa adanya
Definition of Report
Report is a text which presents information about something, as it is. It is as a result of systematic
observation and analysis Purpose: to presents information about something, as it is.
Generic Structure
1. General classification: Stating classification of general aspect of thing; animal, public place,
plant, etc which will be discussed in general
2. Description: Describing the thing which will be discussed in detail; part per part ,
customs or deed for living creature and usage for materials
The comb on the front of the header cuts the heads off the stalks (reaping). The auger pulls the heads into
series of Threshing involves separating the grains from the head. The drum rotates, beating the
descriptions
heads. Straw and chaff (bits of stalk) are fed out the back of the header. Straw is spread over the ground
There are a number of screens in the header. Grain passes over these and fans blow the husks away. Thi
Method
Fill three pots with sandy soil and label S1, S2 and S3.
steps Fill another three pots with clayey soil. Label C1, C2, C3.
Fill the remaining three pots with loamy soil. Label L1, L2 and L3.
Mix fertiliser and apply to soil.
Choose three seeds at random. Plant to a depth of 6 mm in the pot labelled S1. Repeat, planting three s
Place all pots in the same conditions.
Apply the same amount of water to each pot at the same time every day. Seedlings should emerge in 1
Thin seedlings, leaving the healthiest plant in each pot. 9 Observe tomato plants after 4 - 6 weeks.
10 Record observations.
title
Conclusion
phenomenon Tomatoes grow better in loamy soil than sandy or clayey soil.
identification
Loamy soil has good drainage. The soil retains enough water to supply the plant's needs. Sandy soil doe
explanation
sequence
Lexico Grammar
Simple Present
The Simple Present Tense is used to express that something was true in the past, is true in the present, and will be
true in the future.It is used for general statements of fact.
Example:
1. Every continent has mountain chains.
2. The power of forming comes from the depth in the earth.
3. It snows in Alaska
4. Diana washes her hair everyday.
5. They have beautiful garden
Activity 1 Retell the following report about camel in your own words. Use the
pictures if necessary.
Activity 2 Read and understand the following text.
Activity3 Answer the questions based on the text in Activity 2. Do it in pairs.
1. Are kangaroos and wallabies indigenous animals of Australia?
2. What does the word "these" in paragraph 2 refer to?
3. What do people call the largest kangaroos?
4. Where do you find the pouch of the female kangaroo?
5. What does the word "it" in sentence ... it crawls at once.................refer to?
6. Can you fi nd the sentence considered the definition of a kangaroo? State it.
7. Which sentences tell you about the description of the kangaroo's appearance?
Grammar Review
Simple Present Tense
Study the following sentences.
1. Lightning occurs in hot, wet storms.
2. Whales are sea-living mammals.
3. Kangaroos eat grass and plants.
4. An iceberg is an enormous piece of ice floating in the sea.
5. A tiger is a wild animal. The tiger eats meat.
The tense that are used in a report text is the simple present tense. The simple present tense is used to give general
truths and habitual actions. The sentences above tell you about the general truth: Everyone knows that a tiger is a wild
animal. And everyone also knows that whales are sea-living mammals.
Besides, everyone also knows that kangaroos eat grass and plants. That the tiger eats meat, but the tiger does not
eat grass and plants.
Verbs that are used in the simple present tense are: to be (is, am, are) and verb (eat, occurs, etc.) or the verbs are
usually named as infinitive verbs.
The form of simple present tense:
Subject + Verb + O Kangaroos eat grass and plants.
Subject + Verb + (–s) + O The tiger eats meat.
The use of simple present tense in a report text is to define something.
Activity 4 Rearrange the following text.