Contoh Report Text

What is Report text?

Report text is one of the 13 types of english

text (type of text) which presents information

about something like animals, nature, plants,humans work and social phenomena

Generic structure

žGeneral clasification : introducing the thing that will be talked about

žDescription : elaborating and reporting on subject in detail

Social function

To describe the way things are, with reference

to a range at natural, man-made and social

phenomena in our environtment

Generic structure of report text

žLanguange Features :

  1.Use general nouns                   

  2.Use  of relating verbs/Linking verbs  

  3.Some use of action verbs                     

  4.Use of timeless present tense to indicate      usualness  

  5.Use of technical terms

Example of report text

Venice is a city in northern Italy.   It is the capital of region Veneto.   Together with Padua, the   city is included in the Padua-Venice   Metropolitan Area.Venice has been known as the “Queen of the   Adriatic”, “City of Water”, “City of Bridges”, and “The   City of Light”.The city stretches across 117 small islands   in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in   northeast Italy. 

  Venice is world-famous for its canals. It is built   on an archipelago of 117 islands formed by about 150   canals in a shallow lagoon.The islands on which the city is   built are connected by about 400 bridges. In the old   center, the canals serve the function of roads, and every   form of transport is on water or on foot.

You can ride gondola there. It is the   classical Venetian boat which nowadays is mostly   used for tourists, or for weddings, funerals, or   other ceremonies. Now, most Venetians travel by   motorised waterbuses (“vaporetti”) which ply   regular routes along the major canals and between   the city’s islands. The city also has many private   boats. The only gondolas still in common use by   Venetians are the traghetti, foot passenger ferries   crossing the Grand Canal at certain points without   bridges.

You can see the amusing city’s   landmarks such as Piazza San Marco, Palazzo   Contarini del Bovolo, Saint Mark’s Cathedral or   villas of the Veneto. The villas of the Veneto,   rural residences for nobles during the Republic,   are one of the most interesting aspects of   Venetian countryside.

  They are surrounded by elegant   gardens, suitable for fashionable parties of high   society. The city is also well known for its   beautiful and romantic view, especially at night.

Question

žWhat is main idea of first paragraph ?

Answer = Venice is a city in Northern Italy

žHow many canals that have been created on the island Lagoon ?

Answer = About 150 canals

žWhat can we find in venice?

Answer = We can find everything in venice like food,clothes,or everything typical.

ž“They are surrounded by elegant gardens”, words they refers to?(paragraph 6)

Answer = The word refers to Venetian         countryside