Report Text

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

The purpose is to describe the way things are such as a man-mide thing, animals and plants.

Generic structure :
1. General classification (introduces the topic of the report such as the class or sub-class)
2. Identification (give the shape/form, parts, behavior, habitat, way of survival)



Language features:
1. The use of general nouns
2. The use of relating verbs
3. The use of present tense
4. The use of behavioral verbs
5. The use of technical terms