Report Text

A.  Definition
Report is a text which presents information about something, as it is. It is as a result of systematic observation and analysis. 

B.  Purpose Of SocialIt’s social purpose is presenting information about something. They generally describe an entire class of things, whether natural, the planets, rocks, plants, countries of region, culture, transportation, and so on. 

C.  Social Function

Inform the readers about range of natural, and social phenomena in our environment.

 D.  Generic Structure

·         General classification ; tells what the phenomenon under discussion is.

·         Description tells what the phenomenon under discussion is like in terms of 

1. parts ,

2.qualities 

 3. habits or behaviors, if living ; uses , if non-natural. 

E.  Language Features of Report

o   Use of general nouns, example : hunting bird, rather than particular nouns, example : our dog;

o   Use of relating verbs to describe features, example : Molecules are tiny particles;

o   Some use of action verbs when describing behaviour, example : Emus cannot fly;

o   Use of timeless present tense to indicate usualness, example : Tropicalcyclones always begin over the sea;

o   Use of technical terms, example : Isobars are lines drawn on a weather map;

o   Use of paragraphs with topic sentences to organise bundles of information; repeated naming of the topic as the beginning focus of the clause.

F. General Classification

  Tell us what the phenomenon discussion is

G. Description

        Tell us what the phenomenon under discussion is like in terms of: parts (and their funtions), qualities, habits or behavior

H. Grammatical Features

•Use of general nouns, e.g. Laser light

•Use of relating verbs to describe features, e.g. Laser light is a special kind of light,

•Mostly use of present tenses, e.g. Laser light s just one pure color,

•Use of technical terms, e.g. Beam, active medium

I.        Language Features of Report 

·         Use of general nouns, example : hunting bird, rather than particular nouns, example : our dog;

·         Use of relating verbs to describe features, example : Molecules are tiny particles;

·         Some use of action verbs when describing behaviour, example : Emus cannot fly;

·         Use of timeless present tense to indicate usualness, example : Tropical cyclones always begin over the sea;

·         Use of technical terms, example : Isobars are lines drawn on a weather map;

·         Use of paragraphs with topic sentences to organise bundles of information; repeated naming of the topic as the beginning focus of the clause.

Example

Borobudur Tample

Borobudur Temple is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument near Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa.'

The monument is both a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monument and follows a path circumambulating the monument while ascending to the top through the three levels of Buddhist cosmology, namely Kāmadhātu (the world of desire), Rupadhatu (the world of forms) and Arupadhatu (the world of formlessness). During the journey the monument guides the pilgrims through a system of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the wall and the balustrades.

Evidence suggests Borobudur was abandoned following the 14th-century decline of Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms in Java, and the Javanese conversion to Islam. Worldwide knowledge of its existence was sparked in 1814 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, then the British ruler of Java, who was advised of its location by native Indonesians.

Borobudur has since been preserved through several restorations. The largest restoration project was undertaken between 1975 and 1982 by the Indonesian government and UNESCO, following which the monument was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Borobudur is still used for pilgrimage; once a year Buddhists in Indonesia celebrate Vesak at the monument, and Borobudur is Indonesia's single most visited tourist attraction.