Report Text

Report is a text which presents information about something, as it is.

Social function of report is to describe the way thing are in general inference/to report something.

Generic structure

1. General classification, stating classification of general aspect of thing like animal, public space, plant, etc, which will be discussed in general
2. Description, describing the thing which will be discussed in detail, part by part, customs or deed for living creature and usage for materials. Usually the general fact of the subject.

Language features

1. Using action verb
2. Using conditional logical connection: when, so, etc
3. Using simple present tense

Example

Title	Platypus
General classification	Many people call platypus duckbill because this animal has a bill like duckbill. Platypus is a native Tasmania and southern and eastern Australia.
Description	Platypus has a flat tail and webbed feet. Its body length is 30 to 45 cm and covered with a   thick and woolly layer of fur. Its bill is detecting prey and stirring up mud. Platypus' eyes and head are small. It has no ears but has ability to sense sound and light. Platypus lives in streams, rivers, and lakes. Female platypus usually dug burrows in the streams or river banks. The burrows are blocked with soil to protect it from intruders and flooding. In the other hand, male platypus does not need any burrow to stay.