Report Text

Activity 1

TASK 1

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ORALLY

1. Do you know this plants? What is the name?
2. Where can you find this plants?
3. What are the colours?
4. How many petals do each flower have?
5. Can you describe about this flower?

Definition and Social function of Report

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

Generic Structure of Report

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

Language Feature of Report

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

Report: example

TEXT I

This sample report is labeled to show you the structure and language features of a report text.

1. Reading comprehension

Platypus

Many people call platypus duckbill because this animal has a bill like duckbill. Platypus is a native Tasmania and southern and eastern Australia.
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 dig 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 lay.
Analyzing on the Text
Generic Structure analysis
General classification  : Stating general classification of platypus
Description: describing in detail characterization of platypus body and life                                           
Language Feature Analysis
Focusing in group                               : the animal of platypus
conditional, logical connective           : but, in the other hand

Simple present tense pattern               : Platypus lives in streams; male platypus does not need any                                                                     burrow, etc

TEXT II

An elephant is the largest and strongest of all animals. It is a strange looking animal with its thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tail, little eyes, long white tusks and above all it has a long nose, the trunk.

The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature, and it has various uses. The elephant draws up water by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a shower bath. It can also lift leaves and puts them into its mouth. In fact the trunk serves the elephant as a long arm and hand. An elephant looks very clumsy and heavy and yet it can move very quickly.

The elephant is a very intelligent animal, its intelligence combined with its great strength makes it a very useful servant to man and it can be trained to serve in various ways such as carry heavy loads, hunt for tigers and even fight.

1.      The third paragraph is mainly about the fact that.

a.       Elephants are strong

b.      Elephants can lift logs

c.       Elephants are servants

d.      Elephants are very useful

e.       Elephants must be trained

2.      Which of the following is NOT part of the elephant described in the first paragraph?

1. It looks strange           c. lt is wild                  e. It has a small tail
2. It is heavy                   d. It has a trunk.

3.      It is stated in the text that the elephant uses the trunk to do the following, except

1. to eat                           c. to drink                                e to carry things
2. to push                        d. to squirt water over the body

4.       ‘The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature “(Paragraph 2) The underlined word is close in meaning to

1. large                            c. smooth                     e. long
2. strange                         d. tough

TEXT III

The polar bear is a very big white bear. We call it the polar bear because it lives inside the Arctic Circle near the North Pole. There are no polar bears at the South Pole.

The polar bears live at the North Pole. There is only snow, ice, and water. There is not any land.

These bears are three meters long, and weigh 450 kilos. They can stand up on their back legs because they have very wide feet. They can use their front legs like arms. The polar bears can swim very well. They can swim 120 kilometers out into the water. They catch fish and sea animals for food. They go into the sea when they are afraid.

People like to kill the polar bears for their beautiful white coats. The government of Canada, The United States, and Russia say that no one can kill polar bears now. They do not want all of these beautiful animals to die.

5.      What does the passage mainly discuss?

1. The size of polar bears.
2. Where polar bears live.
3. The habitat of polar bears.
4. Why people hunt polar bears.
5. A brief description of polar bears.

6.      What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

1. Polar bears are very big animals.
2. The polar bears are tame animals.
3. Polar bears live at the North Pole.
4. There are no polar bears at the South Pole.
5. Polar bears are hunted because of their beautiful white coats.

7.      Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about a polar bear?

1. A polar bear weighs 450 kilos.
2. A polar bear is three meters long.
3. A polar bear catches fish for food.
4. A polar bear goes into the sea when it is angry.
5. A polar bear can swim 120 kilometers

8.      A polar bear goes into the sea when it is afraid.The underlined word has the closest meaning to. . .

1. shy                               c. furious                     e. scared
2. angry                           d. shocked

Text IV

THE LUNGS

Breathing which is important to life happens automatically. Each day you breathe about 25,000 times. Breathing couldn’t happen without the help from respiratory systems, which includes the nose, throat, voice box, windpipe and lungs.

Your lungs are a pair of soft spongy bags inside your chest. When you breathe in, air rushes in through your nose or mouth, down your windpipe and into the millions of breathing airways in your lungs. The two biggest airways are called bronchi and they both branch into smaller airways called bronchioles. At the end of each bronchiole are bunches of minute air sacs called alveoli. There are around 300 million alveoli.

Alveoli are wrapped around with tiny blood vessels, and alveoli walls are just one cell thick. They are thin enough to let oxygen and carbon dioxide seep through them. Oxygen is the most important for keeping us alive because body cells need it for energy and growth. Carbon dioxide is the waste gas that is produced when carbon is combined with oxygen as part of the body’s energy-making process. The lungs and respiratory system allow oxygen in the air to be taken into our body, while also enabling the body to get rid of carbon dioxide in the air breathed out.

9.      What is the purpose of the text?

1. To amuse or entertain the readers.
2. To explain how something happens.
3. To describe a particular person.
4. To describe the way things are.
5. To tell how to make or operate something.

10.      What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

1. The description of breathing.
2. The description of lungs.’
3. Oxygen and carbon dioxide.
4. Energy and growth.
5. The description of blood vessels.

11.       “They are thin enough to let oxygen and carbon dioxide seep through them.”

The bold-typed word means

1. sweep              c. weep                        e. flow
2. show                d. grow

12.      “Oxygen is the most important for keeping us alive because body cells need it for energy a-id growth.” (Paragraph 3)

The bold-typed word refers to ________-.

1. human                         d. body cells
2. oxygen                        e. energy
3. respiratory system

13.      These sentences are correct according to the text, except

1. lungs are a pa of soft s bags inside your chest
2. bronchi are the two biggest airways in your lungs
3. alveoli are wrapped around with small blood vessels
4. alveoli walls are thick
5. body cells need oxygen for energy

Activity 2

1. Language Focus

Ø       Article

Study the dialogue below!

Candra: “has mother come from the supermarket?”

Uus            : “yes, she has.”

Chandra    : “What did she buy?”

Uus            : “she bought a broom, an umbrella, some potatoes, and some oranges

Chandra    : “did mother buy a bar of chocolate for me?”

Uus            : “yes, she bought it for you”

Chandra    : “that’s great. Where is the chocolate?”

Uus            : “Find it in the refrigenetor

Chandra    : “thank you”.

The bold typed words in the dialogue above are the examples of articles which are usually used in sentences. Article can be divided into two: definite and indefinite article. The definite article is THE, while indefinite articles are a, an and some

Study the usage of each article below!

1. A / An.

We use a / an if we mention a countable singular noun

Ex:       I have a cat

            I bought a book yesterday

            She eats an apple everyday

We use a / an to emphasize the fact that there is only one noun

Ex:       we have a cat and some chickens at home

            There is an umbrella on the cupboard

2. THE

We use the if we have mentioned the noun before or when we mention it for the second time.

Ex:       I had a mango and an apple. I gave the mango to Mary

There are a man and a woman in front of me. The man was American and the woman was British

            We use the if there is only one something?

            Ex:       the earth goes round the sun

            We use the in adjectival construction. The is used with the superlative adj.

            Ex:       what is the highest mountain in Indonesia?

                        We will be eating at the most expensive restaurant in this town

            Names of countries and nationalities

            Ex;       the French are famous for their fashion

                        The Indonesian are familiar

3. Some

We use some for countable and uncountable noun

Ex        : some people like to wear strange clothes

            I have some books which are still good enough to read

            We still have some money which are enough for all of us

Complete the sentences below using the correct article!

1)                                    There is………….English book on the table.

2)                                    I have…………..good idea to solve the problem

3)                                    I need…………..egg for making a plate of fried rice

4)                                    We can write………..massages to inform something to a friend

5)                                    ………orange is good for our health

6)                                    ……..moon makes a revolution by moving around………..earth

7)                                    that book is not mine, but …………one is mine

8)                                    Rina has ………….pens, so I borrow one of them

9)                                    Vina bought……….eraser. ……..eraser is in her bag now

10)                                Do you know………president of Aljazair?

Ø       Using adverbial clause

Study the sentences below!

1. I was having dinner when he arrived
2. they study hard in order to get better marks on the test
3. the coffee is so hot that I cant drink it

The bold typed phrases in the sentences above are the example of adverbial clause. Adverbial clause is a clause that uses the adverb where in each clause there is a conjunction

Adverb clause	Conjunction
Manner	As if, as though
Place	Where, wherever
Time	When, while, after, before, until, till as soon as
Cause	Because, because of, since (because) as (because)
Purpose	In order to, in order that
Condition	If, unless, (if not (kecuali))
Concession	Although, though, in spite of , despite
Result	So that, such…..that

Fill the blanks using the suitable conjunction!

	such …..that                           e. if                              i. before so …..that                               f. as if                          j. although in order to                               g. where in order that                            h. since

      1. The students get up early……………….they can get at their school on time

2.   we had prayed……….we went home

3.   the exercises are………difficult………….we cant do them easily

4.   it is an easy question…………I can answer it easily

5.   …………..the boy is very tired, he did the assignment

6.  the girl acted……………she had been a famous actress

7.  the man always takes the rain coat……………it is wet season

8.  I could have helped her………………I had been there

9.  ………………there is a will, there is a way

10.  They went to bed early……………get up early.

Activity 3

C.  Speaking

Expressing satisfaction and dissatisfaction

The bold typed sentences in the dialogue above are the example of expressing satisfaction and dissatisfaction. These expressions are used to express our feeling that we are satisfied or dissatisfied to someone or something.

Satisfaction	Dissatisfaction
I’m satisfied with…. I’m so happy about this It’s satisfying that…. I like….very much I’m pleased with… I’m happy with… I can’t complain about… It is more than enough This is what I supported to…	I’m not satisfied with…. It’s difficult to appreciate… It is not satisfying that… I’m disappointed about… I hate ….very much I’m unhappy with… I’m annoyed I’m dissatisfied with… I’m displeased

Tape Script for Review A

Untuk guru: Guru dapat memanfaatkan soal REVIEW berikut untuk mengukur tingkat kompetensi siswa.
Review unit ini terdiri atas dua bagian, yaitu soal pilihan ganda (mencakup listening dan reading) dan soal tertulis. Berikut teks yang dibaca guru pada Listening Section.

This dialog is for questions 1 to 3.

Boy     :   Finally, I’ve finished cleaning and painting my bedroom.

Mother :   Well done, dear! You must be tired, right?

Boy     :   Yeah, . . . but I feel satisfied with the result, Mom. It’s so clean . . . and enjoyable to stay in.

Mother :   Well, it would be good if you cleaned up your bedroom at least once a month.

Boy     :   You’re right, Mom. O.K., I’ll try to do it. Please remind me if I forget.

Mother :   No big deal.

Questions:

1.    In your opinion, who is speaking in the dialog?

2.    What has the boy done?

3.    How does the boy feel about what he has done?

This text is for questions 4 and 5.

       I guess you are all familiar with lizards. Lizards belong to a group of 3,800 scaly-skinned reptiles. They cannot control their own body heat. Therefore, they rely on sunshine for warmth. This is why they live in warm climates and bask in the sun for hours each day. You know, lizards can move in many different ways: running, scampering and slithering. Some can glide. And . . . unlike mammals, their limbs stick out sideways rather than downwards.

       Most lizards lay eggs; although, a few give birth to live young. But unlike birds or mammals, a mother lizard does not nurture or . . . look after her young. Most lizards are meat eaters. They feed on insects and other small creatures.

Source: John Fardon, 1000 Facts on Animals, Essex, Miles Kelly Publishing, 2001.

Questions:

4.    How do lizards differ from mammals?

5.    Which statement is not true about lizards?

Activity 4

     Mata Pelajaran     :     Bahasa Inggris                           Kelas          :   XI

     Jenjang               :     SMA/MA                                     Semester    :   2 (Dua)

Nama		Nomor Induk
Kelas		Tanda Tangan

 Choose A, B, C, D or E for the correct answer.

A.   Listening Section

 1.    A.     A brother and his sister.

        B.    A boy and his cousin.

        C.    Someone’s parents.

        D.    A mother and her son.

        E.    An aunt and her nephew.

 2.    A.     He has cleaned the living room.

B.    He has cleaned and painted the classroom.

C.    He has done the washing up.

D.    He has cleaned and painted his bedroom.

E.    He has moved the things in his room.

 3.    A.     He is satisfied with it.

B.    He feels that it is not important.

C.    He is relieved that it is finally done.

D.    He feels that it was a waste of time.

E.    He is reluctant to do it again.

 4.    A.     They give birth to live young.

B.    They do not eat meat.

C.    They live in warm climates.

D.    They rely on sunshine.

E.    They do not nurture their youngs.

 5.    A.     They bask in the sun for hours each day.

B.    Their limbs stick out downward.

C.    Most of them are meat eaters.

D.    They can run, scamper and slither.

E.    Most of them lay eggs.

This is the end of the listening section.

Activity 5

B.      Reading Section

This text is for questions 6 to 8.

 6.   How long did the Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s session last?

A.    Half an hour.        

B.    One hour.            

C.    One and a half hour.    

D.    Two hours.           

E.    Two and a half hour.

 7.   Which of the statements is NOT TRUE based on the poster?

A.    The event was held in a day.

B.    There was live music in the event.

C.    The food there was free of charge.

D.    Dr. Michael Greger’s session was in the afternoon.

E.    The contest in the VegFest was done for the second time.

 8.    “Join us in Discovering a Compassionate Lifestyle.”

       The word ‘compassionate’ means feeling or showing ________.

        A.    sympathy             B.    courage         

        C.    punctuality            D.    wisdom

        E.    smartness

This text is for questions 9 and 10.

       Now, here’s the weather forecast for the next
twenty-four hours for Scotland and Northern Ireland. There’ll be heavy rain and maybe some snow during afternoon, and on the hills temperatures will drop to below freezing, minus four or five, and on the highest spots minus ten. Over much of Scotland it will be cloudy, and windy too as the cold front moves in over the Atlantic. Northern Ireland can expect the same, but the rain will end before dark. But again very cold, with temperatures not going above freezing. And that’s all from me.

Source: John and Liz Soars, Headway Workbook Intermediate, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1993.

 9.   What will the weather be like in the afternoon?

A.    It will stay dry.

B.    It will be quite warm.

C.    It will be cloudy.

D.    It will be dry and sunny, but quite cold.

E.    There will be heavy rain and some snow.

10. How many degrees will the temperature be on the hills?

       A.    Minus one or two.

       B.    Minus two or three.

       C.    Minus four or five.

       D.    Minus six or seven.     

       E.    Minus ten.

This text is for questions 11 to 15.

       Your brain is as big as your two fists side by side. It’s the place where you think, learn, work out problems, remember, feel happy and sad, wonder,

worry, have ideas, sleep and dream.

       Yet the brain looks like a wrinkly lump of
grey-pink jelly! On average, it weighs about
1.4 kilograms. It doesn’t move, but its amazing nerve activity uses up one-fifth of all the energy needed by the body.

       The main part of the brain is its bulging, wrinkled upper part, the cerebrum. Different areas of its surface (cerebral cortex) deal with nerve signals to and from different parts of the body. For example, messages from the eyes pass to the lower rear part of the cerebrum, called the visual center. They are sorted here as the brain cells work out what the eyes are seeing. There are also areas for touch, hearing, taste and other body processes.

       The cerebellum is the rounded, wrinkled part at the back of the brain. It processes messages from the motor center, sorting and coordinating them in great detail, to send to the body’s hundreds of muscles. This is how we learn skilled, precise movements such as writing, cycling or playing music (or all three), almost without thinking.

       The brain stem is the lower part of the brain, where it joins the body’s main nerve, the spinal cord. The brain stem controls basic processes vital

for life, like breathing, heartbeat, digesting food and removing wastes.

       The brain really does have ‘brain waves’. Every second it receives, sorts and sends millions of nerve signals. Special pads attached to the head can detect these tiny electrical pulses. They are shown on a screen or paper strip as wavy lines called an EEG, electro-encephalogram.

Source: Steve Parker, 100 Things You Should Know about the Human Body, Essex, Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, 2003.

11.  What part of the brain processes messages from the motor center?

      A.    The cerebrum.      

      B.    The cerebellum.

      C.    The brain stem.    

      D.    The spinal cord.

      E.    The cerebral cortex.

12.  Which is NOT TRUE about the brain stem?

      A.    It joins the spinal cord.

      B.    It is the lower part of the brain.

      C.    It controls breathing and heartbeat.

      D.    It controls food digestion.

      E.    It deals with nerve signals.

13.  “They are sorted here . . . . ” (Paragraph 3)

        The underlined word refers to ________.

      A.    different parts of the body

      B.    nerve signals

      C.    messages

      D.    brain cells

      E.    the eyes

14.  Which part of the brain do we use when we play the guitar?

      A.    The cerebrum.       B.    The cerebellum.

      C.    The brain stem.     D.    The spinal cord.

      E.    The cerebral cortex.

15.  Beavers collect branches in the fall ________ they store them next to their lodges ________ they        can feed on the bark during the winter.

         Source: John Fardon, 1000 Facts on Animals, Essex, Miles Kelly Publishing, 2001.

      A.    and, but               B.    but, and

      C.    but, so                 D.    and, so

      E.    so, so

This text is for questions 16 to 20.

       The elephant is one of the largest and strongest animals. It is a strange looking animal with its thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tail, little eyes, long white tusks and above all its long nose, the trunk.

       The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature, and it has various uses. The elephant draws up water with its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a shower. It can also lift leaves and put them into its mouth. In fact, the trunk serves the elephant as a long arm and hand. An elephant looks very clumsy and heavy, and yet it can move very quickly.

       The elephant is a very intelligent animal.
Its intelligence combined with its great strength makes it a very useful servant to humankind and it can be trained to serve in various ways such as carrying heavy loads, hunting for tigers and even fighting.

16.   The third paragraph is mainly about the fact that ________.

        A.    elephants are strong

        B.    elephants can lift logs

        C.    elephants are servants

        D.    elephants are very useful

        E.    elephants must be trained

 (Ujian Nasional 2006/2007 )

17.   Which of the following is NOT the characteristics of an elephant described in the first paragraph?

       A.    It looks strange.    B.    It is heavy.

       C.    It is wild.               D.    It has a trunk.

       E.    It has a small tail.

(Ujian Nasional 2006/2007)

18.   It is stated in the text that the elephant uses the trunk to do the following, except ________.

       A.    to eat

       B.    to push

       C.    to drink

       D.    to carry things

       E.    to squirt water over the body

(Ujian Nasional 2006/2007)

19.  “The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature . . . .” (Paragraph 2)

        The underlined word is close in meaning to ________.

        A.    large                    B.    strange          

        C.    tough                   D.    smooth          

        E.    long

(Ujian Nasional 2006/2007)

20.   “The elephant draws up water with its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a shower.”

        (Paragraph 2) What does the word in bold refer to?

        A.    Water.                 

        B.    The elephant.

        C.    The elephant’s trunk.

        D.    The elephant’s body.

        E.    Shower bath.

II.     Write a report about a part of your body.