REPORT | Bahasa Inggris SMA Kelas XI

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	Tornado
General Classification	A tornado is a powerful, twisting wind storm. It is one of the most destructive storms on earth. A tornado is also called a waterspout.	General participant
Identification	A tornado is a long cloud which comes down from the sky. It is shaped like a funnel and consists of wind which whirls around and around extremely fast. In fact, the wind can reach a speed of more than 900 km per hour.	Relating Verbs
	Most tornadoes form a long a front(boundary) between cool, dry air and warm, humid air. Weater scientists are unable to know exactly when tornados will occur. Fortunately, the tornado is not usually very big and it does not last long.	Quality of tornados

1. The type of the text above is called a ...
2. The generic structure of the text consist of ...
3. The function of this text is to ...
4. What tense is mostly used in the text?
5. What is the focus participant of the text?

Purpose:

    To describe the way things are such as made-man things, animals, and plants.

Text Organization:
    - General classification
      (introduces the topic of the report such as the class or sub-class.
    - Identification
      (give the shape/ form, parts, behavior, habitat, way of survival).

Language Features
- The use of general nouns.
- The use of relating verbs
- The use of present tenses
- The use of behavioral verbs
- The use of technical terms

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NEWS ITEM | Bahasa Inggris SMA Kelas X

NEWS ITEM

	Man jailed forstriking RI maid
Newsworthy Event	SINGAPORE: A supervisor was jailed for two repeatedly striking his Indonesian maid on the head and back with a television remote control, news reports said on Thursday.     Muhamad shafiq woon Abdullah admitted in a Singapore court he physically abused the woman on several occasions between June and October 2002. The Straits Times said.	Passive Sentences Saying Verbs
Background Event 1 Event 2 Event 3	The magistrate’s court heard that Shafiq, 31, began striking Winarti, 22, about month after she started working for him.      He hit her on the head with the TV set’s remote control because he was un happy with her work. On one occasion, he punched her on the back after accusing her of daydreaming.	Action Verbs
Sources	S.S. Dhillon, Shafiq’s lawyer, said his client lost his “better sense” when he saw his daughter’s face covered as she lay in bed.      He said his client thought the maid had put the child in danger. DPA

    Social Function : to inform readers, listeners or viewers about events of the day which
                                  are considered news worthy or important.

    Text Organization/ Generic structure:
    – Newsworthy event (s)
       (tells the event in summary form).
    – Back ground Events
       (elaborates what happened, explains what caused the incident).
    – Sources
       (comments by participants, witnesses, authorities and experts involved in the event)
 
    Language Features:
    - Information on the use of headlines.
    - The use of action verbs.
    - The use of saying verbs.
    - The use of passive sentences.
    - The use of adverbs in passive sentences.

News Item Text Quiz 1

DESCRIPTIVE | Bahasa Inggris SMA Kelas X

DESCRIPTIVE

Name Profession	Debby Putri is a model from Surabaya. Now she is a student of State Senior High School 71 Surabaya. Debby is the first daughter of Mr. Fajar Putti and Mrs. Ana Karaeng. Debby became a famous model when she won the competition of teenage Model 2005 and YTV Jrang-Jreng 2004.	Identifi- cation
Compound Adjectives Noun phrases Linking verbs Adjectives	Debby is brown-skinned. She is tall and slender. She is 17 years old. Debby has wavy, short, black hair, a pointed nose and rather big ears. Her face is oval and her cheeks are dimpled when she smiles.      Debby is an attractive girl in her blue jeans. She likes wearing a cotton jacket and a T-shirt. She alwayswants to feel relaxed. She is neat and well-dressed.      Debby is a cheerful and friendly girl. Everybody likes her because she is a humorous and creative girl. She gets on well with other people and she never forces her opinions on others. But sometimes Debby is short-tempered when she loses her personal things.      Her hobbbies are cooking Japanese food, shopping and singing. Debby has a beautiful voice and her favorite singer is Kris Dayanti.	Description: Phsysical features Description: The way she dresses Description: personality Description: others

    Purpose/ Function: to describe a particular person, place or thing.

    Generic Structure:
    1. Identification
        (mention the name, occupation, profession, and career)
    2. Description
        (mention the physical features, the way he/ she dresses and
        his/ her personality).

    Language Features:
    - The use of adjectives and compound adjectives
    - The use of linking verbs
    - The use of attributive has and have.

Descriptive Text Quiz 1

NARRATIVE II Text | Bahasa Inggris SMA Kelas X

    NARRATIVE

    Purpose: to amuse, entertain and to deal with actual or vicarious experience in different ways.

    Generic Structure:
     – Orientation : sets the scene and introduces the participants.
     – Evaluation : a stepping back to evaluate the plight.
     – Complication : a crisis arises.
     – Resolution : the crisis is resolved, for better or for worse.
     – Re-orientation : optional.

    Language Features:
    1. The use of nouns phrases
    2. The use of connectives
    3. The use of adverbial phrases of time and place
    4. The use of Simple Past Tense
    5. The use of action verbs
    6. The use of saying verbs
    7. The use of thinking verbs

Narrative Text Quiz 2