What is Report Text?

Report Text

Hiho, my friends! Are you confused about what is actually a "Report Text"? Is it same with Descriptive Text? Or no?

Here i am, will explain to you, the definition, social function, generic structure, and language features of Report Text. Grab some snack, sit in your comfy seat, and please enjoy! >_____<

What is Report Text?

Report text is one of the 13 types of English text (Types of Text), which presents information about something like nature, animals, plants, human work and social phenomenon as it is. The information presented in the report text is the result of systematic observation and analysis.

Social Function of Report Text

The function of report text is to describe the way things are, with reference to arrange on natural, manmade, and social phenomena in our environment.

What is The Difference Between Report Text and Descriptive Text?

Descriptive Text has a function to give an explanation about a 'specific' subject. In the other side, the content of Report Text is 'more general' about a subject.

The Generic Structure

1. General Classification

= General statements that describe the subject of the report, description, and classification.

2. Description

= Tells what the phenomenon under discussion ; in terms of parts, qualities, habits or behaviors.

Lexicogrammatical Features of Report Text

1. Focus on generic participants (a whole class of things)

2. Use of action verbs (especially when describing behavior)

3. Use of linking verb (to be, modals)

4. Use of simple present tense

5. Use of adjectives

6. Use of descriptive language (factual and precise)

7. Use of technical terms

8. Use of general nouns

The Example of Report Text

Flamingo

Flamingo or flamingoe is a tall wading bird with mainly pink or scarlet feathers and long legs and neck. They are a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae, which is the only extant family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. There are 4 species of flamingos distributed throughout the Americas (including the Caribbean), and two species native to Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Flamingos are very tall bird, proof by some of them being up to 5 feet tall. Flamingos’ weigh usually less than 10 pounds. Their wings are made up of delicate feathers that keep them warm, allow them to swim, and allow them to fly. Their neck is very flexible and can be bend it downward to eat and even backwards to preen their feathers. There are a total of 19 vertebrae found in the next which is why they can have such a wide range of movement in it.

The webbed feet of a flamingo allow them to stand in the muddy waters without losing their balance. Their webbed feet also allow them to easily swim in the waters. Many people assume that flamingos don’t have knees, but they actually do. They are just hidden beneath the wings.

When a flamingo spots potential dinner—favorite foods include shrimp, snails, and plantlike water organisms called algae—it plunges its head into the water, twists it upside down, and scoops the fish using its upper beak like a shovel. They can "run" on water, thanks to their webbed feet, to gain speed before lifting up into the sky.

Flamingos do have unique skin color. Their skin color varies depending on what they eat. For example, the pink or reddish color of flamingos comes from aqueous bacteria and beta-carotene found in their food supply. A well-fed, healthy flamingo is more vibrantly colored, thus a more desirable mate; a white or pale flamingo, however, is usually unhealthy or malnourished. American flamingos are a brighter red color because of the beta carotene availability in their food.

Thank you.