21 Examples of Report Text (Plants, Animals, Places, Disasters, etc.)

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Rose

When you are in love, chances are you will remember roses. The rose is a symbol of romance. But do you know the nature of this beautiful flower?

Roses are in the Rosaceae family. Which has large, showy flowers. The colors range from white to yellow and also red.

Most native rose species are native to Asia, Europe, North America and northwest Africa.

Rose plants can grow in different sizes from medium, small, and high which can reach 7 meters.

The most famous rose species are Banksianae, Caninae, Carolinae, Chinensis, Gallicanae.

• Banksianae is a type of rose from China that is white and yellow.
• Caninae is a species from Asia, Europe and North Africa with pink and white colors.
• Carolinae is known to come from North America which has white, pink, and bright pink colors.
• Chinensis is a white, pink, yellow, red and mixed rose that comes from China and Burma.
• Gallicanae is a type of rose from western Asia and Europe that is pink and dark red in color.

Roses are known as ornamental plants that are planted in gardens and sometimes also indoors. This plant is also often used as a perfume and cut flower plants.

Jasmine flower

Jasmine is a semi-vining evergreen shrub native to the tropics of Southeast Asia, Africa and Australia. The height of this one plant in general can reach 3 meters with a width of 2 meters.

Jasmine flowers are oval vines, have glossy leaves and a waxy white tube shape.

Jasmine also has small white star-shaped flowers.

Jasmine flowers release their fragrance at night after sunset and especially during the moon shines towards its fullness, so it is often associated with a peaceful mood at night.

The leaves are oval green and have five to nine leaflets, each up to 2.5 cm long.

Plants will flower from April to September. Jasmine is developed by pruning the stems that are almost old in the summer.

The stems are then planted in 3-inch pots for 4 weeks, then will turn to 6 inches by the time the pots are full of roots. Soil should be kept moist but well drained for optimal growth.

Frequent pruning is required to grow it as a shrub of an adapted size.

Pruning will also help the flowers to grow a lot, because flowers are produced on new wood.

This flower will also grow in the sun is quite shady. Fertilize every month with a balanced dose of fertilizer.

Sunflower

Sunflower is an annual plant in the Asteraceae family. They have a large flower head (capitulum).

The stems can grow up to 3 meters, with flower heads that can reach a width of 30 cm.

Another type of sunflower is the California Royal Sunflower, which has burgundy (red + purple) flower heads.

Flower heads are actually made of hundreds or thousands of tiny flowers called florets.

The central floret looks like the center of a normal flower, and the outer florets look like yellow petals.

Simultaneously they made a "false flower" called a pseudanthium. The benefits for plants are to make them easier to see by insects and birds that invade them, and will later produce thousands of seeds.

Sunflowers are the state flower of Kansas. That's why Kansas is also often referred to as the State of Sunflowers.

To grow well, sunflowers need full sun.

They will grow best in fertile, moist, well-drained soil that has plenty of mulch. In commercial plantings, seeds will be planted 45 cm (1.5 ft) apart and 2.5 cm (1 in) deep.

Cat

Cats or what we call house cats are carnivorous four-legged mammals. Their Latin name is Felis catus / Felis silvestris catus.

Domestication of cats is believed to have started since the time of ancient Egypt 9,500 years ago. Since that time, cats have been recognized as human companions.

At the present time, cats are the most famous pets in the world and are the second most popular pets in the US which are often referred to as house cats.

It is believed that there are more than 70 cat breeds scattered in the world.

Most cats are furry, there are only a few of them like the Sphynx cat who are born with less hair on their bodies.

Some cats have long tails and some have short tails. Cats also have a very flexible body posture complete with sharp claws that can claw.

In general, cats can grow 4 to 5 kg and 23 to 25 cm, but sometimes they can be smaller or grow bigger.

Their eyes also allow them to see in the dark and their ears allow them to hear high-frequency sounds that humans cannot hear.

This cat is a good solitary hunter who has an excellent sense of smell.

There are several cat colors in the world such as white, brown, gray, black, stripes and even multi-colored.

They are a social species and they can make sounds such as mewing, purring, hissing and growling.

Panda

Panda or also known as "Giant Panda" or "Panda Bear" is a species of bear originating from central China.

The thing that most distinguishes them is the black and white color pattern on their bodies and the black fur around their eyes.

These pandas generally eat bamboo as their main food but sometimes this panda too eat other grasses such as, wild tubers, birds, rodents, honey, eggs, fish, oranges and also banana.

Pandas have two legs and two hands. Although they can stand on two legs, they are often like other types of bears that walk on both hands and feet.

They have five fingers and one thumb on their hands. Today's mother is a modified bone that can help them to hold the bamboo while eating.

The fur on their belly is white while the fur on their chest, hands, feet and ears is black.

An adult panda can reach a length of 1.2 to 1.9 m from nose to tail. Its tail has a size of about 10 to 15 cm.

The height of an adult panda can reach 60 to 90 cm and its weight can reach 160 kg.

They can live up to 20 years in the wild and up to 30 years in captivity.

Panda is a solitary animal that has a clear territory of authority. They communicate with each other by making sounds and by signaling smells.

Koala

The koala is a tree-dwelling marsupial mammal that has large hairy ears, with fur thick gray, sharp claws used for climbing, has no tail, and eats leaves eucalyptus.

They can sleep up to 19 hours a day where there are only about 2,000 to 8,000 of these very cute animals recorded.

Koalas have a body length of 60-85 cm and a weight of 4-15 kg. The color of the fur is between silver gray to brown.

Koalas have very thick and soft fur. The koala's ears have long, white hair at the ends.

They have big, dark, rough noses and very beautiful eyes. Koalas have small mouths that can open very wide.

They have two thumbs on their forelegs and sharp curved claws all over their toes.

The second and third toes on the back foot are combined and have a rough cushion.

The claws are used as combs for their fur and for climbing trees. Koalas can run as fast as rabbits.

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Elephant

Elephants are the largest and strongest of all animal species. It is a unique animal which has thick legs, large sides and back, dangling ears big, small tail, small eyes, long white fangs and most importantly this elephant has a long nose, or trunk.

We can see these elephants in zoos, and will be difficult to find in their natural habitat.

This trunk is a characteristic of elephants. This trunk has several functions.

The elephant takes water from its trunk and can spray water all over its body like taking a bath. The elephant's trunk also takes a leaf and puts it in its mouth.

In fact, this trunk can also be used by elephants as long arms and hands. An elephant looks very heavy, but this elephant can move very fast.

Elephants are very intelligent animals. His intelligence combined with his great strength makes him a very useful servant to humans.

Elephants can be trained to serve in various ways such as carrying heavy items, hunting tigers, and even fighting. An elephant is really a very intelligent animal.

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1. General classification: Elephants are the largest and strongest of all animal species.

2. Information:

• Elephants are unique looking animals which have thick legs, large sides and back, large hanging ears, small tail, small eyes, and long white fangs.
• The trunk is a characteristic of elephants.
• Elephants are very very intelligent animals.

2. Description:

• The new born rabbits are naked and blind.
• Rabbits can only be found in several parts of the world, and of all that are divided into eight different genera.
• All rabbits has a typical short tail.
• They have a wide variety of color.

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Landmark

Landmarks are very easy to recognize artificial or natural features that are usually used for navigation purposes.

This feature is generally more prominent than the surrounding environment and is more often seen from a distance.

In modern functions, the term “landmark” deed can also be used as a smaller structure or feature that is a national or local symbol.

Landmarks are generally categorized into two types, namely natural landmarks and man-made landmarks.

Natural landmarks can be in the form of distinctive features, such as highlands or mountains.

Examples of natural landmarks are Table Mountain in South Africa, Uluru in Australia, and Mount Fuji in Japan.

Trees may also serve as local landmarks. Some landmark trees can be given names, for example Hanging Oak, Queen's Oak, or Centennial Oak.

In the modern sense, landmarks are generally known as monuments or distinctive buildings, which serve as symbols of the area certain things like the Statue of Liberty in New York City, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Big Ben in London, and so on other.

Church minarets and mosque minarets are often very tall and visible from a distance of several miles in the area.

That way, some buildings are also often used as man-made landmarks.

Tourist destination

A tourist destination is a city, village, or other area that is very dependent on the income obtained from tourism.

In other words, a tourist destination is a village, state, area, city, or even a village that is marketed as a place for tourists to visit.

This tourist destination may contain one or more of the tourist attractions.

One of the most famous tourist destinations is tourism on islands in the tropics. Tropical tourism is an area that depends on tourism as a source of income.

Bali in Indonesia, Phuket in Thailand, Hawaii in the United States, Palawan in the Philippines, Fiji in Indonesia The Pacific, Vamizi Island and Ibiza in the Mediterranean are examples of popular tourist islands in Indonesia world.

Capital city

A capital city (Capital City) or the capital also referred to as (Capital) is the main city that exists in states, provinces, or other areas, which generally have a role as the center of government.

A capital city is a city that physically includes government offices; status as a capital city is often designated by a constitution.

In some jurisdictions, different branches of government are located in different settlements.

In some cases, a distinction is made between the official (constitutional) capital city and government offices, which are located elsewhere.

The word capital comes from the Latin caput, which means "head".

In many English-speaking countries, county town and county seat are also used instead of the word "capital" in the lower subdivisions.

In unitary countries, subnational capitals are also called "administrative centers". An alternative term for the capital is headtown.

The capital is generally the largest city in the area.

This exotic island has many interesting things to offer; ranging from spiritual life and traditional culinary to extraordinary experience such surfing, diving, and jungle tracking which challenging your courage.

That is why Bali was nominated as the World's Best Island in 2009 by Travel and Leisure Magazine and as the second Best of Travel in 2010 by Lonely Planet.

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• There are more than 500 active volcanoes in the world.
• An erupting volcano can trigger tsunamis, flash floods, earthquakes, mudflows and rockfalls.
• The sound of an eruption volcano can be quiet and hissing or explosive and booming.

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Example of report text about Tsunami:

The earthquake was centered on the seafloor 45 miles (72 kilometers) east of Tohoku, at a depth of 15 miles (24 km) below the surface. The shaking lasted about six minutes.

Residents of Tokyo received a minute of warning before the strong shaking hit the city, thanks to Japan's earthquake early warning system.

The country's stringent seismic building codes and early warning system prevented many deaths from the earthquake, by stopping high-speed trains and factory assembly lines.

People in Japan also received texted alerts of the earthquake and tsunami warnings on their cellphones.

Less than an hour after the earthquake, the first of many tsunami waves hit Japan's coastline.

The tsunami waves reached run-up heights (how far the wave surges inland above sea level) of up to 128 feet (39 meters) at Miyako city and traveled inland as far as 6 miles (10 km) in Sendai.

The tsunami flooded an estimated area of ​​approximately 217 square miles (561 square kilometers) in Japan.

The tsunami caused a cooling system failure at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which was in a level-7 nuclear meltdown and release of radioactive materials.

The electrical power and backup generators were overwhelmed by the tsunami, and the plant lost its cooling capabilities.

In July 2013, TEPCO, the Tokyo Electric Power Company, admitted that about 300 tons of radioactive water continues to leak from the plant every day into the Pacific Ocean.

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Example of report text about Flood:

Flood

Aflood is one of natural disaster that caused by an overflow water that submerges land which is usually dry.

The European Union (EU) Floods Directive defines a flood as a covering by water of land not normally covered by water. Some floods can occur suddenly and quickly. Others take days or more.

There are several types of flood. Periodic floods occur naturally on many rivers, forming an area known as the flood plain.

These river floods usually result from heavy rain, sometimes combined with melting snow, which causes the rivers to overflow their banks.

A flood that rises and falls rapidly with little or no advance warning is called a flash flood.

When floods happen, the water can carry along object. Flooding is very dangerous for human being.

It also has great erosive power and can be extremely destructive.

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Laptops

A laptop is a computer which is easy to carry around. Its user can fold the laptop along its hinge for carrying.

The laptop was created mainly for this particular reason. Computer parts were scaled to smaller size so this could happen.

The first laptop was invented in 1979 by British Designer Bill Moggridge. In 1982, two computer designers from Microsoft, Kazuhiko Nishi and Bill Gates, started their discussion concerning a new portable computer.

The main thing about the computer was a new LCD technology.

A year later the company launched its TRS-80 Model 100, which was a computer that looked pretty much like the laptops we know today.

The development of laptops continued with various upgrades and additional functions added. Laptops have a lot of advantages like:

• People can carry them anywhere, whether office or home.
• They can be used in a smaller space than an ordinary personal computer.

At the same time portable computers have several negative points like:

• Price is higher.
• While used in the car they can cause car accidents.
• Computer thefts became easier.
• They break more easily than desktop computers.

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Mobile

Mobile is one of the many technologies in this globalization era. Mobile has function to communicate someone far away without face to face.

Now, handphone can be owned by everyone. Because everyone can buy it and use it.

Mobile is handled by children until adults in this modern life.

Not only to communication, handphone or smartphone has other function. The other function of handphone is to entertainment such as play games, play music and capturing.

Mobile gives some information in the website. The negative impact from handphone that is addiction.

For the example is addicted to play games and watch video until forgetting time. Then, as the handphone user should be able to use them wisely.

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Airplanes

Airplanes are fixed-wing aircraft that are propelled through the air by engines. They are used for transportation, recreation, research and military purposes.

Some aircraft (usually military or experimental) are capable of supersonic flight (breaking the sound barrier) by traveling at speeds faster than sound (1235kph, 768mph).

There have only been two commercial aircraft capable of supersonic transport, the most well known of these was the Concorde which flew between major cities such as London, New York and Paris until 2003.

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Radio

Many people depend on Radio for news of what is happening around the world. Radio gives people enjoyment. Sometimes they want background music. At other times they listen carefully to their favorite singer.

Radio was used first to communicate with ship at sea. This is still an important use. Because of radio, ship can communicate with other ships, and when necessary, call for help. The airplane uses radio to communicate with the ground.

Two-way radios are used by most police headquarters to communicate with patrol cars.

Many taxi companies use two-way radios to tell their drivers where passengers are waiting.

Short distance massages can be sent on walkie-talkie – a two-way radio set that is sometimes used by campers and hunters to keep track of one another.

Radio is also used for radiotelephone without wires. These are used on boats, trains, and airplanes. Villagers far away from power lines are sometimes supplied with radiotelephones.

A Radiobroadcasting station is an exiting place. Programs must be broadcast precisely on schedule.

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Bicycle

Bicycles are human powered vehicles, typically featuring pedals, a seat, two wheels and a frame. Before the word 'bicycle' became popular (coming from the French word 'bicyclette'), bikes were typically called 'velocipedes'.

Bicycles are used for transport, recreation, competitive racing, courier delivery and a range of other tasks.

Bicycles typically use a chain to transmit power to the rear wheel. Some bicycles feature suspension.

This is especially common in mountain bikes where they are used to help deal with the vibration caused by uneven surfaces.

Road bikes typically have thinner tires inflated to higher pressures than those found on mountain bikes, taking advantage of the smoother surfaces that roads generally provide.

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Watch

A watch is a small timepiece intended to be worn by a person and it is designed to keep working despite the motions caused by the person's activities.

Some watches are designed to be worn around the wrist, attached by a watch strap or other type of bracelet. Other watches are designed to be placed in someone's pocket.

A watch has various extra features, called “complications”, such as moon-phase displays and the different types of tourbillon.

Modern watches usually display the day, date, month and year. Time-related features such as timers, chronographs are also equipped the watches.

Some other modern designs incorporate calculators, GPS and Bluetooth technology or have heart-rate monitoring capabilities. In order to correct the time automatically, some watches use radio clock technology.

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1. What is the monologue about?

A. snakes.

B. Kinds of snakes.

C. Anacondas

D. Another name for an anaconda.

E. What an anaconda looks like.

2. How many babies does an anaconda give birth at one time?

A. 10 – 30.

B. 10 – 20.

C. 20 – 40

D. 20 – 30.

E. 30 – 40.