REPORT TEXT

Definition of Report Text
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 Text
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 and things

Language Feature of Report Text
• Introducing group or general aspect
• Using conditional logical connection; when, so, etc
• Using simple present tense

Example about report:

Fax Machine

Fax, the short term for facsimile is a telecommunications technology used to transfer copies (facsimiles) of documents, especially using affordable devices operating over the telephone network. The word telefax, short for telefacsimile, for “make a copy at a distance”, is also used as a synonym. The device is also known as a telecopier in certain industries. When sending documents to people at large distances, faxes have a distinct advantage over postal mail in that the delivery is nearly instantenous, yet its disadvantages in quality and its proprietary format have relegated it to a position beneath email as the prevailing form of electronic document tranfer.

RECOUNT TEXT

RECOUNT TEXT

Definition of Recount

Recount is a text which retells events or experiences in the past. Its purpose is either to inform or to entertain the audience. There is no complication among the participants and that differentiates from narrative

Generic Structure of Recount

1. Orientation: Introducing the participants, place and time

2. Events: Describing series of event that happened in the past

3. Reorientation: It is optional. Stating personal comment of the writer to the story

Language Feature of Recount

• Introducing personal participant; I, my group, etc

• Using chronological connection; then, first, etc

• Using linking verb; was, were, saw, heard, etc

• Using action verb; look, go, change, etc

• Using simple past tense

Examples :

 

My Adventure at Leang Cave

Orientation:

  On Sunday, my parents, my best fruend Novi, and I visited a cave at Maros called Leang-leang . It was my first time to visit the cave, better yet, my best friend came to visit it with me!

 

Event 1:

The cave was famous for its primitive cave wall paintings which were some hand prints and wild boar paintings. The cave and its surroundings was turned into a national park, so it was taken care of. My parents took a rest in a small hut for visitors of the park, while Novi and I adventured around the cave with a guide. We had to climb some metal stairs to get to the cave, because the cave was embedded into a small mountain. Next stop was a place where some seashells littered the ground and some were actually piled into a big mound! The guide said that these piles of seashells are called kjokkenmoddinger, or kitchen trash.

 

Event 2:

  The humans who lived here ate the shells and dumped the left overs in their ‘kitchen’. The last place was a small museum where they have skeletons of the humans who lived in the caves. The skeletons along with some roughly made jewelry and weapons were placed inside glass cases for display. The walls of the museum were adorned with photographs taken when they did an excavation there.

 

Reorientation:

 After a quick lunch with Novi and my parents, we decided it was time to go back home. We really had the time of our lives!

STUDENTS ACTIVITIES:

1. PLEASE! WRITE YOUR EXPERIENCE BASED ON EXAMPLE ABOVE! 

ADVERTISEMENT TEXT

ADVERTISEMENT TEXT

An advertisement is an item in a newspaper, on television, on the internet, or in a public place, which tries to persuade you to buysomething, or which gives you information about an event or job vacancy.

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How advertising works requires a definition of what advertising is.

One definition of advertising is: "Advertising is the nonpersonal communication of information usually paid for and usually persuasive in nature about products, services or ideas by identified sponsors through the various media."(Bovee, 1992, p. 7) So much for academic doubletalk. Now let's take this statement apart and see what it means.

NONPERSONAL

First, what is "nonpersonal"? There are two basic ways to sell anything: personally and nonpersonally. Personal selling requires the seller and the buyer to get together. There are advantages and disadvantages to this. The first advantage is time: the seller has time to discuss in detail everything about the product. The buyer has time to ask questions, get answers, examine evidence for or against purchase.

A second advantage of personal selling is that the seller can see you. The person rhe's selling to. Rhe can see your face, see how the sales message is getting across. If you yawn or your eyes shift away, you're obviously bored, and the seller can change approach. Rhe can also see if you're hooked, see what features or benefits have your attention, and emphasize them to close the sale.

Finally, the seller can easily locate potential buyers. If you enter a store, you probably have an interest in something that store sells. Street vendors and door-to-door sellers can simply shout at possibilities, like the Hyde Park (London) vendors who call out, "I say there, Guv'nor, can you use a set of these dishes?", or knock at the door and start their spiel with an attention grabber. From there on they fit their message to the individual customer, taking all the time a customer is willing to give them.

Disadvantages do exist. Personal selling is, naturally enough, expensive, since it is labor-intensive and deals with only one buyer at a time. Just imagine trying to sell chewing gum or guitar picks one-on-one; it would cost a dollar a stick or pick.

In addition, its advantage of time is also a disadvantage. Personal selling is time-consuming. Selling a stereo or a car can take days, and major computer and airplane sales can take years.

Nonetheless, although personal selling results in more rejections than sales, and can be nerve-racking, frustrating and ego destroying for the salesperson, when the salesperson is good it is more directed and successful than advertising.

From the above, it appears that personal selling is much better than advertising, which is nonpersonal. This is true. Advertising has none of the advantages of personal selling: there is very little time in which to present the sales message, there is no way to know just who the customer is or how rhe is responding to the message, the message cannot be changed in mid-course to suit the customer's reactions.

Then why bother with advertising? Because its advantages exactly replace the disadvantages of personal selling, and can emulate some of the advantages. First let's look at the latter.

First, advertising has, comparatively speaking, all the time in the world. Unlike personal selling, the sales message and its presentation does not have to be created on the spot with the customer watching. It can be created in as many ways as the writer can conceive, be rewritten, tested, modified, injected with every trick and appeal known to affect consumers. (Some of the latter is the content of this book.)

Second, although advertisers may not see the individual customer, nor be able to modify the sales message according to that individual's reactions at the time, it does have research about customers. The research can identify potential customers, find what message elements might influence them, and figure out how best to get that message to them. Although the research is meaningless when applied to any particular individual, it is effective when applied to large groups of customers.

Third, and perhaps of most importance, advertising can be far cheaper per potential customer than personal selling. Personal selling is extremely labor-intensive, dealing with one customer at a time. Advertising deals with hundreds, thousands, or millions of customers at a time, reducing the cost per customer to mere pennies. In fact, advertising costs are determined in part using a formula to determine, not cost per potential customer, but cost per thousand potential customers.

Thus, it appears that advertising is a good idea as a sales tool. For small ticket items, such as chewing gum and guitar picks, advertising is cost effective to do the entire selling job. For large ticket items, such as cars and computers, advertising can do a large part of the selling job, and personal selling is used to complete and close the sale.

Advertising is nonpersonal, but effective

some examples of advertisement :

Contoh Advertisement Text (Iklan Teks) Job Vacancy

URGENTLY NEEDED

    We are INTERNAL FREIGHT forwarding looking for:

1. Operating Staff.
Male, max.27 years old.1 year, experience, honest, able to work under pressure, have motorcycle and driving license (A & C ).
2. Marketing  Executive.
Male/female, max 25 ,exp.min 1 year in marketing, fluent in English oral & written, good looking, team worker, honest & hardworker.
Please send CV with recent 3 x 4 photograph latest by Feb.21 , 2013 to:

   HRD Manager, Ruko Tanjung Priok Permai

   Jl. Laksda M. Nasir  29  Blok E-17. Surabaya.

Contoh Advertisement Text (Iklan Teks) Hotel

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FOUR SEASON HOTEL

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Welcome to Singapore's Newest rooms and suites. Soothing, sleek, and streamlined with the latest technology, our newly refurbished interiors raise the city's standard for sophistication. Enhance your enjoyment in two inspired restaurants and the new Alfresco. Discover relaxing spa treatments and unwind with a Workout, tennis Match or outdoor swim. In our astonishingly quiet refuge, just step from Orchard Road, legendary Four Seasons care always promises new delight.

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RATES STARTING FROM S$ 510+ PER ROOM PER  N I G HT

CONTACT YOUR T'RAVEL CONSULTANT, VISIT WWW.FOURSEASONS.COM/SINGAPORE

OR CALL THE HOTEL DIRECTLY AT (65) 6734-1110

 Contoh English Course Advertisement (Iklan Kursus komputer) 

By using the method of teaching the best way
With a qualified teacher
You will get a great place to learn computer

Be communicative with us
Do not think anymore, PRACTICE!
100% money back if you do not semahir, from the first to use a computer.