REPORT TEXT

PENGERTIAN
• Report Text adalah salah satu jenis teks dalam
bahasa Inggris yang menjelaskan detail suatu
objek. Detail dalam teks ini adalah detail ilmiah
yang meliputi penjabaran objek, baik fisik
maupun nonfisik dari fakta-fakta ilmiah tentang
objek tersebut.
• Report Text dan Description Text hampir sama,
namun sebenarnya dua teks ini berbeda. Report
Text mengarah ke teks faktual ilmiah dan bersifat
umum dibandingkan dengan Description Text
sehingga tidak ada opini subjektif dari penulis.
 PERBEDAAN
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT REPORT TEXT
SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT
OBYEK KHUSUS (hanya ada OBYEK UMUM
satu di dunia)
CONTOH JUDUL : CONTOH JUDUL :
“BOROBUDUR TEMPLE” “TEMPLE”
OPINI DAN SUBYEKTIF FAKTA DAN ILMIAH

RECOUNT NARRATIVE
SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE PAST
PENGALAMAN / FAKTA / FIKSI / DONGENG
BERITA / BIOGRAFI
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A. Social Function/Purpose
Tujuan sosial text report adalah menyajikan
informasi tentang sesuatu secara umum (in general)
kelas/klasifikasi benda, baik alami atau buatan:
mamalia, hewan, planet, bebatuan, tumbuhan,
negara/wilayah, budaya, transportasi, dan
sebagainya.
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B. General Classification
Pernyataan umum yang menerangkan subjek
laporan, keterangan, dan klasifikasinya.
Contoh kalimat dalam paragraf classification:
“Orangutans or Pongo Pygmaeus belong to the
primate order.”
“Snakes are reptiles (cold-blooded creatures).
They belong to the same group as lizards (the
scaled group, Squamata) but from a sub-group
of their own (Serpentes)”
“Tornadoes are known as one of the most
damaging disasters”
“Red pandas are tree-dwelling mammals
native to the temperate forests of the
Himalayas”
“Venus flytrap also known as dionaea
muscipula is a carnivorous plant native to
subtropical wetlands on the East Coast of the
United States in North Carolina and South
Carolina.“
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C. Description
• Bagian ini biasanya memberikan gambaran obyek yang
dibahas secara detail, pembahasan diungkapkan dalam
paragraf terpisah sesuai topik pembahasannya.
Pembahasan bisa berupa:
• physical appearence
• Habitat / teritory
• Habit / behavior
• Diet / food
• Mating / reproduction
• Special weapon / selfprotection
• Way to survive
 Ciri-ciri report text
• Menggunakan general nouns, seperti ‘Reptiles in Comodo Island’,
dsb.
• Menggunakan relating verbs untuk menjelaskan ciri, misalnya
reptiles are scaly animals (ciri ini berlaku untuk semua reptilia),
dsb.
• Menggunakan action verbs dalam menjelaskan perilaku, misalnya
lizards cannot fly, dsb.
• Menggunakan present tense untuk menyatakan suatu yang
umum, misalnya Komodo dragons usually weight more than 160
kg, dsb.
• Menggunakan istilah teknis/ ilmiah, misalnya water contains
oxygen and hydrogen, dsb.
• Pola Passive Voice sering muncul dalam text report
 Snakes
General Classification
Snakes are reptiles (cold-blooded creatures). They belong to the same group as lizards (the
scaled group, Squamata) but from a sub-group of their own (Serpentes)
Appearance
Snakes have two legs but a long time ago they had claws to help them slither along.
Snakes are not slimy. They are covered in scales which are just bumps on the skin. Their skin is
hard and glossy to reduce friction as the snake slithers along the ground
Behaviour
Snakes often sun bake on rocks in the warm weather. This is because snakes are cold-blooded
and they need the sun’s warmth to heat their body up.
Habitat
Most snakes live in the country. Some types of snakes live in trees, some live in water, but most
live on the ground in deserted rabbit burrows, in thick, long grass and in old logs
Diet
A snake’s diet usually consists of frogs, lizards, and mice and other snakes. The Anaconda can
eat small crocodiles and even boars.
Self Protection/Survival Device
Many snakes protect themselves with their fangs. Boa Constrictors can give you a bear hug
which is so powerful it can crush every single bone in your body. Some snakes are protected by
scaring their enemies away like the Cobra. The flying snakes glides away from danger. Their ribs
spread apart and the skin stretches out. Its technique is just like the sugar glider’s
 Snakes
Snakes are reptiles (cold-blooded creatures). They belong to the same group as
lizards (the scaled group, Squamata) but from a sub-group of their own (Serpentes)
Snakes have two legs but a long time ago they had claws to help them slither
along.
Snakes are not slimy. They are covered in scales which are just bumps on the skin.
Their skin is hard and glossy to reduce friction as the snake slithers along the ground
Snakes often sun bake on rocks in the warm weather. This is because snakes are
cold-blooded and they need the sun’s warmth to heat their body up.
Most snakes live in the country. Some types of snakes live in trees, some live in
water, but most live on the ground in deserted rabbit burrows, in thick, long grass
and in old logs
A snake’s diet usually consists of frogs, lizards, and mice and other snakes. The
Anaconda can eat small crocodiles and even boars.
Many snakes protect themselves with their fangs. Boa Constrictors can give you a
bear hug which is so powerful it can crush every single bone in your body. Some
snakes are protected by scaring their enemies away like the Cobra. The flying snakes
glides away from danger. Their ribs spread apart and the skin stretches out. Its
technique is just like the sugar glider’s