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Look at the picture

What is it?
The elephant is Earth's largest land animal, although the

Asian elephant is slightly smaller than its African cousin. Asian
elephants can be identified by their smaller, rounded ears. (An
African elephant's ears resemble the continent of Africa.)
Elephant ears radiate heat to help keep these large animals
cool, but sometimes that isn't enough. Elephants are fond of
water and enjoy showering by sucking water into their trunks
and spraying it all over themselves.
An elephant's trunk is actually a long nose with many
functions. It is used for smelling, breathing, trumpeting,
drinking, and also for grabbing thingsespecially a potential
meal. The trunk alone contains about 100,000 different muscles.
Asian elephants have a fingerlike feature on the end of their
trunk that they can use to grab small items. (African elephants
have two.)
Elephants use their tusks to dig for roots and water, strip
bark from trees, and even fight each other. Unfortunately their
ivory has gotten them into a lot of trouble. Because ivory is so
valuable to some humans, many elephants have been killed for
their tusks. This trade is illegal today, but it has not been
Elephants eat roots, grasses, fruit, and bark, and they eat a
lot of these things. An adult elephant can consume up to 300
pounds (136 kilograms) of food in a single day. These hungry
animals do not sleep much, and they roam over great distances
while foraging for the large quantities of food they require to
sustain their massive bodies.
Female elephants (cows) live in family herds with their young,
but adult males (bulls) tend to roam on their own.
Having a baby elephant is a serious commitment. Elephants
have a longer pregnancy than any other mammalalmost 22
months.
Cows usually give birth to one calf every two to four years. At
birth, elephants already weigh some 200 pounds (91 kilograms)
and stand about three feet (1 meter) tall.
Asian elephants have been domesticated for thousands of years.
The powerful beasts have been employed to move heavy objects,
such as felled trees, to carry humans on their backs, and even to
wage war.
Time to ask Questions
Vocabulary Review
Words
Pronunciation
Indonesian
Meaning
resemble
/rzem.bl/
menyerupai
radiate
/re.di.et/
memancar
potential
/p ten. t l /
utama
feature
/fi.t r /
ciri-giri
ivory
/a.v r.i/
gading
foraging
/fr.d /
mencari
makanan
What is factual
report?
Report text describes the way of certain
things and frequently refer to phenomenon
of nature, animal and scientific object. In
other words, the text presents information
about something generally and objectively.
Construct your Understanding

Social Function:
To describe the way things are (for example: a man-made
things, animals, plants). The things must be a
representative of their class.
Generic Structure:
General Classification : statements that describe the
common
subject of the report, common
description, and classification.
Description
: tells the phenomenon under
discussion;in terms of parts, qualities,
habits or behaviour (if living) and its
uses (if non-natural). The point is,
elaboration of scientific classification.
The elephant is Earth's largest land animal,

although the Asian elephant is slightly smaller
than its African cousin. Asian elephants can be
identified by their smaller, rounded ears. (An
African elephant's ears resemble the continent
of Africa.)
Elephant ears radiate heat to help keep these
large animals cool, but sometimes that isn't
enough. Elephants are fond of water and enjoy
showering by sucking water into their trunks
and spraying it all over themselves.
An elephant's trunk is actually a long nose with
many functions. It is used for smelling,
breathing, trumpeting, drinking, and also for
grabbing thingsespecially a potential meal.
The trunk alone contains about 100,000
different muscles.
General
Classificati
on
Descript
ion
Asian elephants have a fingerlike feature on the

end of their trunk that they can use to grab small
items. (African elephants have two.) Elephants
use their tusks to dig for roots and water, strip
bark from trees, and even fight each other.
Unfortunately their ivory has gotten them into a
lot of trouble. Because ivory is so valuable to
some humans, many elephants have been killed
for their tusks. This trade is illegal today, but it
has not been completely eliminated.
Elephants eat roots, grasses, fruit, and bark, and
they eat a lot of these things. An adult elephant
can consume up to 300 pounds (136 kilograms) of
food in a single day. These hungry animals do not
sleep much, and they roam over great distances
while foraging for the large quantities of food they
require to sustain their massive bodies.
Descript
ion
Female elephants (cows) live in family herds with

their young, but adult males (bulls) tend to roam
on their own.
Having a baby elephant is a serious
commitment. Elephants have a longer pregnancy
than any other mammalalmost 22 months.
Cows usually give birth to one calf every two
to four years. At birth, elephants already weigh
some 200 pounds (91 kilograms) and stand
about three feet (1 meter) tall.
Asian elephants have been domesticated for
thousands of years. The powerful beasts have
been employed to move heavy objects, such as
felled trees, to carry humans on their backs, and
even to wage war.
Descript
ion
Laguange Features
Focus on generic participants

Use of simple present
Use of linking verbs
Technical vocabulary
Use of action verbs
Language Features based on the

text
Focus on generic participants :

Elephants
Use of simple present: Elephants use their
tusks tog for roots and water, strip bark
from trees, and even fight each other.
Use of linking verbs : An Elephants trunk is
actualy a long nose with many functions.
Technical vocabulary : ivory
Use of action verbs : radiate, use,
eat
Differences between
Report and Descriptive text
Report Text
Descriptive Text
Report text is classifying and
Descriptive text is describing
describing general classes of
a particular living, non-
phenomena.
living or natural
The text describes the
phenomenon.
The text clearly mentions
representative of the whole
the name of object which is
group of the the thing
being described.
mentioned.
The structure:General
Classification, Description.
The structure:
Identification, Description
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Compete with the
other groups
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following question ...
What is the social function of the text?
How does the agate form?
What do the structures of agate produce?
What are the colors of agate?
What causes agates have different colors?
What makes agate become a popular
gemstone?
7. What can be made from agate beads?
8. How are the different colors of agate produced?
9. What is the use of agate?
10.Agates have been used as gemstones.... The
underlined word is synonymous with ...
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
1. The socia function of the text is to describe agates in

general.
2. Agate forms by the deposition of silica from groundwater
in the cavities of igneous rocks.
3. The structures of agate produce banded patterns that are
characteristic of many agates.
4. Colors of agate include brown, white, red, gray, pink, black
and yellow.
5. Agates different colors are caused by impurities and
occur as alternating bands within the agate.
6. Agate become a popular gemstone becuase the banding
of agate which gives the interesting colors and patterns.
7. Agate beads are commonly made into necklaces and
earrings. Some have been used as marbles.
8. The different colors of agate produced because
groundwaters of different compositions seeped into the
cavity.
9. Agates have been used as gemstones for thousands of
years
10.Gemstone is synonymous with jewel/precious stone.
Check your Understanding

1. Read the
text
carefully
2. Answer the
questions
correctly
Time to create
Write a simple report text based on the following
topics and the mind. You may choose one of them.
Example:
use
quality
Rice
nutrition
habit
Rice is plant that produces an edible grain; the name is

also used for the grain itself. Rice is the primary food
for half the people in the world. In may regions, it is
eaten with every meal and provides more calories than
any other single food.
According to the United Nations Food and Agricultural
Organization (FAO), rice supplies an average of 889
calories per day per person in China. In contrast, rice
provides an average of only 82 calories per day per
person in the United States. Rice is a nutritious food,
providing about 90 percent of calories from
carbohydrates and as much as 13 percent of calories
from protein.
parts
1.Cats
colours
Cats
food
behaviour
function
kinds
2. Televisions
Televisions
shapes
quality
use
kinds
3. Cars
Cars
parts
origin
4. Trees
parts
kinds
Tree
use
quality
types
definition
5. Museums
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function
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FACTUAL REPORT

What are you going to do :

What are you going to learn:

Your missions today:

Lets get down to our business ...

Look at the picture

The elephant is Earth's largest land animal, although the

Time to ask Questions

Construct your Understanding

The elephant is Earth's largest land animal,

Asian elephants have a fingerlike feature on the

Female elephants (cows) live in family herds with

Focus on generic participants

Language Features based on the

Focus on generic participants :

Report text is classifying and

Descriptive text is describing

describing general classes of

a particular living, non-

The text describes the

representative of the whole

the name of object which is

group of the the thing

Time to Form groups ...

Read the following

Please be ready for the

1. The socia function of the text is to describe agates in

Check your Understanding

Rice is plant that produces an edible grain; the name is

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