Report Text

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT WRITING SECTION

Learning Goals • Students are able to produce Descriptive text using their own words.

What is report text? • Descriptive text is present information about something like nature, animals, plants, Natural phenomenon and social phenomenon as it is. The information presented in the Report Text is the result of systematic observation and analysis.

Generic Structures of Report Text Identification • Definition Tell one object • Classification Tell two object or more Description - Physic - Behavior - Food - Special Feature

The different between Report and Descriptive text : REPORT (General Classification & Description) while DESCRIPTION (Identification & Description) Descriptive text describes something in particular/ Descriptive mendeskripsikan sesuatu secara spesifik atau khusus, Report describes in general/ Report mendeskripsikan sesuatu secara umum.

LANGUAGE FEATURES : Use of general nouns ( Whales, Kangaroo, Computer) Use of present tense(Komodo dragons is carnivore ) Use of behavioural verbs (Snakes often sunbathe in the sun) Use of technical terms ( Water contains oxygen and hydrogen) Use of relating verbs (is, are, has)

A kangaroo is an animal found only in Australia, although it has a smaller relative, called a wallaby, which lives on the Australian island of Tasmania and also in New Guinea. Kangaroos usually eat grass and plants. They have short front legs, but very long and very strong back legs and a tail. These are used for sitting up and for jumping. Kangaroos have been known to make forward jumps of over eight meters, and leap across fences more than three meters high. They can also run at speeds of over 45 kilometers per hour. The largest kangaroos are the Great Grey Kangaroo and the Red Kangaroo. Adult grow to a length of 1.60 meters and weigh over 90 kilos. Kangaroos are marsupials. This means that the female kangaroo has an external pouch on the front of her body. A baby kangaroo is very tiny when it is born, and it crawls at once into this pouch where it spends its first five months of life. General Classification Description Language Features : Use of general nouns Use of relating verbs Some use of action verbs when describing behavior Use simple present tense

Writing Section

Squirrel (Sciuridae) Class : Mammal Habitat : On trees Life span : 6 – 10 years Appearance Length : 18 cm Weight : 400 – 600 grams Skin : Brown and gray Predator : snake, eagle and human Diet : e.g. fruit Behavior : Squirrels breed once or twice a year