WHAT IS REPORT?

What is Report?

1.      Definition of Report

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

2.      Generic Structure of Report

1.      General classification: Stating classification of general aspect of thing; animal, public place, plant, etc which will be discussed in general

2.      Description: Describing the thing which will be discussed in detail; part per part , customs or deed for living creature and usage for materials

3.      Language Feature of Report

•         Introducing group or general aspect

•         Using conditional logical connection; when, so, etc

•         Using simple present tense

4.      Examples and structures of the text

THE PELICAN REPORT
General Clasification	The white pelican is one of the most successful fish-eating birds.
Description	The success is largely due to its command hunting behaviour. A group, perhaps two dozen birds, will gather in a curved arc some distance offshore. The birds then begin to move forward towards the shore, beating the water furiously with their wings, driving the fish before them. When the water is shallow enough for the birds to reach the fish, the formation breaks up as each bird dips its bill into the water to scoop up its meal. As the bird lifts its head, the water drains from its bill leaving the fish which are then swallowed. Pelicans are among the oldest group of birds, Fossils of this genus have been found dating back 40 million years.

Purpose

The purpose of a report is to describe and classify information. Reports have a logical sequence of facts that are stated without any personal involvement from the writer.

Dari definisi diatas kita bisa menggarisbawahi point pertama bahwareport text itu bertujuan untuk memberikan pembaca informasi tentang sesuatu. Informasi sesuatu itu tidak boleh ditambahi atau dikurangi tetapi harus seperti apa adanya sesuatu itu.
Point kedua adalah bahwa informasi tentang sesuatu itu sebagai hasil dari analisa dan observasi yang sistematis. Itulah kenapa kita juga kadang membaca report text juga dinamakan sebagi informational report.

The report text often also known as informational report. "Report", the Concise Oxford Dictionary 10th Edition, is defined as :

1) An account is given of a matter after investigation or consideration. 

2) A piece of information about an event or situation. 

So we can conclude, in a language view, a report text is used to serves to provide information about an event or situation, after the investigation and through the multi consideration.

Purpose

Its social purpose is presenting information about something. They generally describe an entire class of things, Whether natural or made​​: Mammals, the planets, rocks, plants, countries of region, culture, transportation, and so on.

LANGUAGE CHARACTERISTICS

Each article must have its own language characteristics, if recount text and narrative text tend to have traits using simple past, then how about report text? Okay... here is a common grammar patterns used in the text report, which includes :

1) Use of general nouns, that is, an object (be it alive or dead) of a general nature. Just compare beetwen  "Hunting dogs" and "My dog"​​. Hunting dogs are common, while my dog ​​is more spesific.

2) Use of Relating verbs to describe features, the grammar is also called linking verbs. As to be [is, am, are: present], seem, look, taste, etc.

3) Some use of action verbs when describing behavior, eg Emus can not fly;

4) Use of timeless present tense to indicate usualness, is one time in the simple present markers such as "often, Usually, always" and others. eg Tropical cyclones always begin over the sea;

5) Use of technical terms, eg "Isobars" are lines drawn on a weather map; For example, on "music" then, the terms of the music should be there.

6) Use of paragraphs with topic sentences to organisé bundles of information; repeated naming of the topic as the beginning focus of the clause.