Report Text

 

Report Text – Definition Report text, Communicative Purpose, Generic Structure, and Language Feature, Example of Report Text and Key Answer

What is report?

A report provide factual information about a specific subject like social phenomena (e.g. riot, demonstration, unemployment), nature, (e.g. earthquakes, floods, storm, animals,plants) and man made things.

Communicative Purpose

To give factual information about specific subject

Example of Report Text

Science report, weather report 

Text Organization 

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·         General Classification  introduce the topic of the report.

·         Identification describes the subjects in details, its qualities, appearances, uses, habits or behaviors.

Language Features

·         Present Tense, e.g. Avian influenza is an infection caused  by avian (bird) influenza (flu)viruses.

·         Adjectives, e.g. contagious, infected, etc

·         Pronouns, e.g. them, their, etc

·         Adverbs, e.g. usually, naturally, etc

·         Quantifiers, e.g. much, few, etc

·         General nouns, e.g. birds, chickens, etc

·         Relating verbs, e.g. is, are, has, etc

·         Behavioral verbs, e.g. infected birds shed influenza virus in their saliva, nasal secretions and feces.

·         Technical terms, e.g.Infection with avian influenza viruses in domestic poultry causes two main forms of disease that are distinguished by low and high extremes of virulence. 

 

Avian Influenza

      Avian influenza is an infection caused by avian (bird) influenza (flu) viruses. This influenza viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in their intestines but usually do not get sick from them, however, avian influenza is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks and turkeys, very sick and kill them.

    Infected birds shed influenza virus in their saliva nasal secretion and feces, nasal secretions  and feces. Suspect able birds become infected when they have contacted with contaminated secretions or excretions or with surfaces that are contaminated with secretions or excretions from infected birds. Domesticated birds may become infected with avian influenza virus through direct contact with infected water fowl or other infected poultry or through contact with surfaces such as dirt or cages, or materials  (such as water or feed) that have been contaminated with the virus.

Infection with avian influenza viruses in domestic poultry causes two main forms of disease that are distinguished by low and high extremes of virulence. The low pathogenic form go undetected and usually causes only mild symptoms (such as ruffled feathers and a drop in egg production). However, the highly pathogenic form spreads more rapidly through flocks of poultry. This form may cause disease that affects multiple internal organs and has a mortality rate that can reach 90-100% often within 48 hours.

1.      What is the writer’s intention of writing the text?

A.      To entertain the readers

B.      To persuade the readers

C.      To report avian influenza

D.      To tell the history of avian influenza

E.      To criticize information on avian influenza

2.      “However, avian influenza is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds, including chickens,ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them.” (Paragraph 1)

The synonym of the word “contagious” is ...

A.      Infectious

B.      Frightening

C.      Dangerous

D.      Worrying

E.      Rare

3.      “Avian influenza is an infection caused by avian (bird) influenza (flu) viruses. These influenza viruses occur naturally among birds.” (Paragraph 1)

This part of the text functions as ...

A.      Crisis

B.      Resolution

C.      Orientation

D.      Explanation

E.      General statement

4.      What is NOT a medium to spread avian influenza virus?

A.      Nasal secretion

B.      Feathers

C.      Saliva

D.      Feces

E.      cages

5.      how does the writer describe highly pathogenic virus?

A.      Unexpected

B.       Deathly

C.      Common

D.      Strange

E.      Mild 

KEY Answer:

1.       C

2.       A

3.       E

4.       B

5.       B