Report text

A laptop is a computer which is easy to carry around. Its user can fold
the laptop along its hinge for carrying. The laptop was created mainly
for this particular reason. Computer parts were scaled to smaller size
so this could happen.

The first laptop was invented in 1979 by British Designer Bill Moggridge. In 1982, two computer
designers from Microsoft, Kazuhiko Nishi and Bill Gates, started their discussion concerning a new
portable computer. The main thing about the computer was a new LCD technology. A year later the
company launched its TRS-80 Model 100, which was a computer that looked pretty much like the
laptops we know today.

The development of laptops continued with various upgrades and
additional functions added. Laptops have a lot of advantages such us easy
to carry. People can carry them anywhere, whether office or home. They
can also be used in a smaller space than an ordinary personal computer.
However, laptop break more easily than desktop computers.

I got my laptop in the first year of college. It was a gift from my father to me. But,
since my father live far away from my campus, so my father sent the money to my
cousin and ask him to get it for me. I was very happy because it was my first
laptop. I do a lot of things with it such as watching movie, playing games, listening
to my favorite songs. I also use it to complete my college assignment. It was very
reliable. It’s like every time I need it, it will always be there for me.

The color of my laptop is black. Just like any other laptop with an old style, the screen of my laptop is joined to
the body by using hinges, so it cannot be separated. The border of the screen is made of black plastic. There is
a web cam planted in the screen framework, it is located at the top-middle side of the screen. The screen is 14
inch wide. The screen and its skeleton thickness is about 0.8 centimeters. The thickness of the body is about
2.2 centimeters, so when we combine the thickness of the screen and the body, the overall thickness of my
laptop is about 3 centimeters. So you can imagine now that my laptop is thick and heavy.

The body of my laptop contains the CPU. On the top side of the body, there is a power button located on the
top-left side. In line with the power button is the speaker of my laptop. After that, we will also see
the keyboard of the laptop occupying the top side of the body. The colour of the keyboard is also black. There is
also a touchpad located right under the keyboard. Some important parts were attached into the side framework
of the body, such as DVD room, USB port, power jack, projector port, ventilation system, land line port, and
also HDMI port just in case I want to connect my laptop to TV.

Which one is report text?

Report text is a text that describes something in general.
The information given in a report text is very general information.

To present information about
(something), as it is.

Introducing group or general aspect

Using simple present tense

The language used in a report text is a
scientific language.

Report Text Descriptive Text

describes something in general describes something specifically

The School My School

‘The School’ is described in general ‘my school’, it is special, because
it is only ‘My School’
describes the way of certain things
and frequently refer to phenomenon describes specific characteristics
of nature, animal and scientific or features are described or
object. explained (size, shape, location,
color, etc.)

Report Text Descriptive Text

General Classification Identification

A general classification is a part that state The introduction of a person, place,
classification of general aspect of things, such animal or object will be described.
as: animals, public places, plants, etc. It will be
discussed in general. Description

Description Description of something such as animal,
things, place or person by describing its
This part gives describing of the things which will features, forms, colors, or anything related to
be discussed in detail, in terms of: parts (and what the writer describe.
their function), qualities, habits and behavior.



The development of laptops continued with various upgrades and additional functions added. Laptops
have a lot of advantages such us easy to carry. People can carry them anywhere, whether office or
home. They can also be used in a smaller space than an ordinary personal computer. However, laptop
break more easily than desktop computers.

A laptop is a computer which is easy to carry around. Its user can fold the laptop along its hinge for
carrying. The laptop was created mainly for this particular reason. Computer parts were scaled to
smaller size so this could happen.

The first laptop was invented in 1979 by British Designer Bill Moggridge. In 1982, two computer
designers from Microsoft, Kazuhiko Nishi and Bill Gates, started their discussion concerning a new
portable computer. The main thing about the computer was a new LCD technology. A year later the
company launched its TRS-80 Model 100, which was a computer that looked pretty much like the
laptops we know today.

1. What is report text?
2. What is the purpose of report text?
3. What are the language features of report text?
4. What are the generic structure of report text?
5. What is the difference between report and descriptive text?