Listen and Do! (introduction to report text)

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I hope you are good, because we are going to make our day great together.
:D In my first post I will give you a simple explanation about Report Text, Listening activity, and a simple task. :)
Firstly, I want you to read the explanation bellow carefully, because, it is important for you to understand it and to go to the next activity.

What report text is?


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


What the social function of report text?


The social function of report text is to describe the way things are, with reference to a range of natural, man-made and social phenomena in our environment.


Generic (Schematic) Structure

• Introduction

· Write a general statement

· It should give an outline of the aspects of the topic that you will

· write about in the report.

• Body Description

Aspect 1

· describe one aspect of your topic

· each paragraph should begin with a topic sentence

Aspect 2

· describe one aspect of your topic

· each paragraph should begin with a topic sentence

Aspect 3 and so on

· describe one aspect of your topic

· each paragraph should begin with a topic sentence

• Conclusion

This final paragraph sums up your topic.

Language Feature of Report Text

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

Example of Report Text

Well students, after you read the explanation and an example of report text above, now I want you to pretend as an observer. Then, we're going to observe some pictures bellow, come on guys!

What is it?

What are they doing?

What is that? What do they make?

What's in the jars?

Have you looked all pictures? Could you answer those questions? If yes, please write it down on a piece of paper. Now, you have a clues.
Well, after we observe those pictures let us listen audio file bellow. Prepare your ears, click play button, and listen carefully!

Okay students, then please do the exercise bellow. Good Luck!

Listening Quiz » create e-learning

Ciao!