REPORT TEXT

REPORT

A report provides factual information about a specific subject like social phenomena (e.g. demonstration, unemployment, etc), nature (e.g. earthquakes, flood, storm, etc) and man-made things (e.g. invention).

Communicative Purpose

To give factual information about a specific subject

Example of Report Text

Science report, weather report, etc

Text Organization

·         General Classification introduces the topic of the report

·         Identification/Description describes the subject in detail, e.g. its qualities, appearances, uses, habits or behaviors.

Language Features

Present tense

Adjective

Pronouns

Adverbs

Quantifier

General Noun

Reading Text

Telegraph

A telegraph is a machine that is used for transmitting messages in the form of electrical impulses, which can be converted into data. The message which is sent by a telegraph is called a telegram or cablegram. Telegraphy was a major mode of communication from the middle of the 1800s until the 1900s. Nowadays, people don’t use it anymore, because inventions like telephones and Internet are faster than the telegraph.

Task

Which parts of the text can be classified as general classification and description?