ByARIFAH RAHMAWATI, S.Pd

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• SOCIAL FUNCTION OF THE TEXT• GENERIC STRUCTURE OF THE TEXT• LINGUISTICS FEATURES

The Social Function of the Report text :

To describe the way things are with reference to a range of natural, man made, and social phenomena in our

environment.

General Structures of report text include:

General classification and description.

a). General classification shares about the thinks generally reported, gives information and its classification.

b). Description consists of the characteristics of the reported object.

The Linguistic Features

• Introducing group or general aspect• Using conditional logical connection; when,

so, etc• Using simple present tense

• (+) S+V1+S/es+O

• (-) S+do/does not+V1+O

• (?) Do/does+S+V1+O?

• Report texts“Platypus”

 Many people call platypus duckbill because this

animal has a bill like duckbill. Platypus is a native Tasmania and southern and eastern Australia.

Platypus has a flat tail and webbed feet. Its body length is 30 to 45 cm and covered with a thick and woolly layer of fur. Its bill is detecting prey and stirring up mud. Platypus’ eyes and head are small. It has no ears but has ability to sense sound and light.

Platypus lives in streams, rivers, and lakes. Female platypus usually digs burrows in the streams or river banks. The burrows are blocked with soil to protect it from intruders and flooding. In the other hand, male platypus does not need any burrow to stay.

Vocabulary Point of View• Tail [‘ƟeIl]• Burrow [‘b^rəʊ]• Thick [‘ƟIk]• Dig [‘dIg]• Layer [‘leIə(r)]• Stream [stri:m]• Intrude [In’tru:d]

• Grammar Point of View Simple Present Tense

Formula S+V1+S/es

QUESTIONS

1. What is the purpose of report text?2. What is the generic Structure of the text?3. What kind of tenses that used in report text?4. State the words which use that tense!5. Which part of the text that shows general

classification?6. What is the main idea of the text?7. Where does the Platypus live?8. How is the Platypus’ tail?

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