REPORT TEXT

Definisi Report Text

Report Text adalah sebuah teks bahasa inggris yang menyajikan informasi sebagaimana apa
adanya. What does it mean? Jadi isi report text itu memberi informasi terkait suatu objek,
yang bisa berupa hewan, tempat, kejadian, atau lainnya secara umum dan sesuai dengan
keadaan objek tersebut. Misalnya objek tersebut rusak, maka isi teks tersebut akan memberi
tahu keadaan objeknya tidak dalam jondisi yang baik.

Perlu kamu ketahui, report text ini punya kemiripan dengan descriptive text. Kedua teks
bahasa inggris ini sama – sama memberikan informasi terkait suatu objek, yang dapat berupa
manusia, hewan, tempat, kejadian atau yang lainnya. Selain itu, fungsi kedua teks ini
memberikan informasi faktual terkait objek yang digambarkan kepada pembaca.

Bedanya? Descriptive text akan menggambarkan sesuatu objek yang khusus, sedangkan
report text memberi informasi terkait objek yang sifatnya umum. Misalnya kalau dalam
bentuk teks, descriptive text akan berbicara tentang “ My House “, yang akan membahas
mengenai karakteristik “ Rumahku “, letaknya di mana, waranya apa, di dalamnya terdapat
beberapa tingkat dan lain – lain. Sedangkan report text akan berisi tentang “ House “ yang
membahas tentang apa yang dimaksud dengan “ Rumah “, seperti membahas struktur rumah
berupa dinding, lantai, atap, pintu, jendela dan lain – lain.

Struktur Dan Kaidah Kebahasaan Report Text

Report text memiliki struktur sebagai berupa general classification dan description.
1. General Classification
General Classification terdapat pada paragraf pertama. Dalam paragraf tersebut akan
membahas mengenai aspek umum terkait objek yang akan ditulis. Misalnya tumbuhan,
hewan, tempat, benda, dan lain – lain. Contoh :

“ Television, or TV, is one humanity’s most important mean of communication. It brings

picture and sounds from around the world into millions of homes “
2. Description
Description akan terdapat pada paragraf kedua hingga selesai. Di dalamnya terdapat
pembahasan yang akan lebih detail dan akan terdapat beberapa bagian. Misalnya karakteristik
dari seekor hewan, kemudian habitatnya, lalu makanannya dan lain – lain.

“ People, with a television set in their houses, can sit and watch the president makes a speech
or visits a foreign country. They can see a war being fought. Through television, viewers at
home can see and learn aboun people, places, and things in a away lands. Additionally,
television brings it’s viewers a steady stream of programs that are designed to entertain. In
fact, TV provides many more entertainment programs than any other kind of information
media. The programs include action – packed dramas, light comedies, soap operas, sports
event, cartoons, quizzes, variety shows and motion picture “

Report text memiliki kaidah kebahasaan, kaidah kebahasaan dalam report text
meluputi penggunaan simple present tense dan logical connector.
1. simple present tense
Semple present tense adalah kalimat dengan pola kata kerja yang menggambarkan
keadaan di masa sekarang. Contohnya :

“ People, with a television set in their houses, can sitb and watch the president makes a
speech or visits a foreign country “

2. Logical Connector
Logical connector adalah kata hubung yang digunakan untuk menghubungkan sebuah
ide, kata atau frasa dengan ide, kata atau frasa yang lainnya. Contohnya :

“ …Can sit and watch the president makes a speech or visit a foreign country “
Berikut contoh – contoh report text :

Contoh 1

Panda
Have you know a panda ? what are panda’s look like ? well, Panda’s are mammals. It means
that panda’s bear live babies. They feed the babies on milk.
A panda is like a bear. Their bodies are typical. It has two dominant colors, white and black.
Panda’s fur is seen dominantly in white or snowy. While the legs, ears, eyes, and also muzzle
are covered with black fur. Formerly, pandas lived in South and East China. It was also found
in part of Myanmar and Vietnam. Today, the panda is seen a lot in forest areas in Sichuan,
Gansu, and Shaanxi of China Panda looks cute however it is actually a wild animal. It is like
a bear. Because it has strength, the panda potentially becomes a frightful animal.

Contoh 2

Komodo Do you know what is the largest lizard? This lizard is called komodo. It lives in the
scrub and
woodland of a few Indonesian islands.The Komodo dragon is the world's heaviest lizard,
weighing 150 pounds or more. The largest Komodo ever measured was more than 10 feet (3
meters) long and weighed 366 pounds (166 kg) but the average size of Komodo in the wild is
about 8 feet (2.5 meters) long and 200 pounds (91 kg).
Komodo has gray scaly skin, a pointed snout, powerful limbs, and a muscular tail. They use
their keen sense of smell to locate decaying animal remains from several miles away. They
also hunt other lizards as well as large mammals and are sometimes cannibalistic.The
Komodo dragon's teeth are almost completely covered by its gums. When it feeds, the gums
bleed, creating an ideal culture for virulent bacteria. The bacteria that live in the Komodo
dragon's saliva cause septicemia, or blood poisoning, in its victims. A dragon will bite its
prey, then follow it until the animal is too weak to carry on.This lizard species is threatened
by hunting, loss of prey species, and habitat loss.