MY GOAL at Hampton English coaching

Help your child become more confident excelling in the vital areas for exams.

How Will This Improve My Child's English Comprehension and Creative Writing?

  • Carefully-Crafted Learning Modules Are Fully Differentiated
  • A Range Of Tasks To Suit And Challenge Different Learners
  • Replayable, Enabling Students To Re-Watch, Recap And Consolidate Their Learning
  • Focussing On Comprehension, Grammar And Extended Writing
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What Is Included?

Different elements of the module are created in audio, audio-visual and text format, meeting the learning needs of a range of students. The multiple-choice comprehension, grammar and language analysis sections give instant feedback scores AND proper explanations.

Welcome to the multimedia 11+ English Practice Course!
BONUS introductory module: Welcome! Let's master literary techniques!
Introductory module - What is Juxtaposition?
Introductory Module Revision Quiz : Juxtaposition
Introductory module : What Are Animalistic Metaphors?
Introductory Module Revision Quiz: Animalistic Metaphors
Introductory module: What Is Sensory Language?
Introductory Module Revision Quiz: Sensory Language
Introductory module: What Is Symbolism?
Introductory Module Revision Quiz: Symbolism
Introductory module: What Is Onomatopoeia? ) (And How do I Spell It Correctly?)
Introductory Module Revision Quiz: Onomatopoeia
Introductory module: What Are Emotive Verbs?
Introductory Module Revision Quiz: Emotive verbs
Introductory module: What Are Regional Accents And Dialects Words?
Introductory Module Revision Quiz : Regional Dialects and Accents
Welcome to 'Jimmie's Fight': A Full Hampton English Coaching 11+ English Practice Pack :
Overview of the comprehension unit
'Jimmie's Fight' Comprehension Extract
'Jimmie's Fight' extract as a high-quality audio reading. Feel welcome to play this as you read the comprehension extract.
Comprehension Section: 25 multiple-choice reading, selection and inference questions, language analysis section and feedback
An extra copy and recording of the comprehension extract - for easier access once halfway through the module scroll bar!
Final Comprehension Tips to Apply in Future Tasks
My feedback on the comprehension tasks. How did you do?
Extension work: all about Stephen Crane, the author of 'Jimmie's Fight' - just click on the film to discover more...
BONUS historical background mini-movie: Discover more about Jimmie's backstory ...
BONUS movie: Find out all about Stephen Crane, the man who wrote about 'Jimmie's Fight' - here's a summary for you...
Let's move on to the next section! My guide to tackling the creative writing task, with tips and final reminders
‘Jimmie’s Fight’ Exam Practice Paper Section B: creative writing based on the extract
How do I respond to this creative writing task and write a top band composition? Part 1: Break down the question
How do I write a Top Band Composition? Part 2: Plan the story first
How do I write a Top Band Composition? Part 3: refer back to the plan THROUGHOUT the writing process.
How do I write a Top Band Composition? Part 4
How do I write a Top Band Composition? Part 5
How do I write a Top Band Composition? Part 6: Choose a realistic narrative style for your character
How do I write a Top Band Composition? Part 7: avoid slang and don't sound too modern if the source text is 19th century.
How do I write a Top Band Composition? Part 8: the story should develop in clear stages in a sequenced story arc.
How do I write a Top Band Composition? Part 9: zoom in on the details.
How do I write a Top Band Composition? Part 10
How do I write a Top Band Composition? Part 11: write a brilliant finale to inspire your examiner.
How do I write a Top Band Composition? Part 12: check your work for errors in the plot and errors in your S.P.A.G
Story Writing Tips: Vocabulary Suggestions for Composition task of ‘Jimmie’s Fight’ Paper
Suitable adjective and noun combinations for describing the children
Suitable abstract nouns to weave in
Suitable adjective and noun combinations for describing the street
Verbs you could use to describe the fight (and its build up)
Possible objects to include which could symbolise wider ideas
Adverbs you could use to add more detail about these verbs
Here's a copy of the comprehension recording if you want to hear it again to help you plan the creative task
BRILLIANT BONUS! How Examiners Usually Mark 11+ English Creative Compositions. The following information is incredibly useful...
A Top-Band Sample Composition: exploring it in detail
'The Survivors'
What Worked Well in this Composition? Part 1 : what did you find?
What Worked Well in this Composition? Part 2
What Worked Well in this Composition? Part 3
What Worked Well in this Composition? Part 4
What Worked Well in this Composition? Part 5
What Worked Well in this Composition? Part 6
What Worked Well in this Composition? Part 7
BONUS: Extension Challenge with audio guide
What Worked Well in this Composition? Part 8: close-mark this section of the story using the 3 criteria of clarity, vocabulary and creativity
What Worked Well in this Composition? Part 9: the middle section to mark
What Worked Well in this Composition? Part 10: the final section to mark
BONUS: My final tips for evaluating the quality of your own story and giving it a mark out of 25, target percentages and going forward.
Copy of Goodbye - for now! Until we meet again...

The 'Jimmie's Fight' study module has the interesting theme of a brave little boy living in late 19th century New York.

A poor but scrappy Irish lad named Jimmie finds himself battling for his survival against boys from the rival side of the street! My carefully-crafted learning modules are fully differentiated. This enables students from average to high ability and those aged between 9 and 11 to all access it and learn from it in different ways. (Age 12+ retakers of the UK 11+ entrance exam will also find this module extremely helpful.) The module contains a range of tasks to suit and challenge different learners. Different elements of the module are created in audio, audio-visual and text format, meeting the learning needs of a range of students. The multiple-choice comprehension, grammar and language analysis sections give instant feedback scores AND proper explanations. Also included is my voiceover audio guide to the comprehension and creative writing answers, detailed examples, top tips and wider contextual information to help students really understand how that answer came to be the correct one or why that creative writing feature raised up the mark. Another HUGE benefit is that all my modules are replayable, enabling students to re-watch, recap and consolidate their learning. They represent great value and should be seen as a mini-learning module rather than a single exam paper.