Lecture Notes: Report Text Structure

Introduction to Report Text

• Report text provides information in a general way.
• Unlike descriptive text, it focuses on general classification.

Structure of Report Text

1. General Classification
   • Introduces the topic or subject being discussed.
2. Description
   • Provides specific details about the topic.

Example: Blue Whale Report

• General Classification

  • The blue whale is the largest living creature today, and the biggest ever to live on earth.
  • They are much larger than any dinosaur, living their lives in seawater.

• Description

  • Commonly reach a colossal length of 29 meters (equivalent to three London red double-decker buses parked end to end).
  • The heaviest recorded blue whale was a female, weighing 190 tons (equivalent to about 30 elephants or 2500 people).
  • Blue whales are now rare due to uncontrolled commercial whaling; some populations are endangered to the point of extinction.

Social Function of Report Text

• The social function is to provide information and raise awareness about specific subjects.

Linguistic Features of Report Text

• Emphasizes factual data and structured information.

Activity

• Students are encouraged to read a provided report text and answer questions based on it.
• Responses should be recorded as a question and answer list without rewriting the text.

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