The first we learn in the grade eleventh is about report text.

Generally report text

and desriptive text as same as like twin. But the differential are from their
structure.

The Meaning Of Report Text :

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

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, etc

Generic Structure of Report Text :

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

Characteristics Of Report Text :

Using simple present tense
Introducing group or general aspect
Using conditional logical connection; when, so, etc

Example of Report Text

- Examples of report text about animal:

Kangaroo

A kangaroo is an animal found only in Australia, although it has a smaller

relative, called a wallaby, which lives on the Australian island of Tasmania and
also in New Guinea.
Kangaroos eat grass and plants. They have short front legs, but very long,
and very strong back legs and a tail. These are used for sitting up and for
jumping.
Kangaroos have been known to make forward jumps of over eight metres,
and leap across fences more than three metres high. They can also run at
speeds of over 45 kilometres per hour.
The largest kangaroos are the Great Grey Kangaroo and the Red Kangaroo.
Adult grow to a length of 1.60 metres and weigh over 90 kilos.
Kangaroos are marsupials. This means that the female kangaroo has an
external pouch on the front of her body. A baby kangaroo is very tiny when it is
born, and it crawls at once into this pouch where it spends its first five months
of life

- examples of report text are about natural phenomena :

 Kinds of Earthquake
Earthquake often happens around us. It brings great damages. Earthquake is
hard to be predicted and that makes lot victims.
Actually there are three kinds of earthquake. This kinds of earthquake are
commonly base on the factor and geological area where the earthquakes happen.
These three kinds of earthquake are tectonic, volcanic and explosion.
Tectonic earthquakes is most common one. This kind of earthquake happens
while earth's crust rocks break because of the geological strength created by
moving of the earth's plates.
Volcanic earthquakes happen exactly with volcanic activity. Volcanic
earthquakes are when the volcano produces acidic lava, which drys quickly, when
it drys quickly it blocks the top of the volcano. This make no more magma can
escape. Pressure starts to build up and eventually the acidic lava can no longer
stand the pressure. So the volcano is free to explode, the pressure is released so
fast that an earthquake is caused. Explosion earthquakes are the result of the
collapse earthquakes that are small earthquakes occurring in underground mines
and caverns.