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Hello, I am Helium Site Steward for the French Language Sub-sub-channel, within Arts and Humanities. My love of languages encompasses my experience of teaching English, my fluency in French, and also my ability to speak colloquial Arabic.

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Food & Drink > Dessert Recipes Recipes: Amazing desserts: 4 of 147
These are two variations on the standard creme brulee dessert, delicious hot or cold. The first contains cranberries which are an excellent source of vitamins C and D, minerals iron and potassium, and antioxidants. If you have any berries left over, they can be stored in the freezer.Cranberry Creme Brulee (serves six)Ingredie... More..
Education > Reading & Writing Skills Reading aloud to children: 2 of 32
In the twenty-first century, family lives have become so busy that sometimes it's important for parents to stop and ask themselves if they are spending enough time with their children. They grow up so quickly, but the precious years of their infancy can never be brought back. Time spent together with children is of the utmost... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Poetry analysis: My Last Duchess, by Robert Browning: 1 of 15
In his dramatic monologue 'My Last Duchess', written in 1842, Robert Browning gives us a glimpse into the world of Alfonso, Duke of Ferrara, in the sixteenth century. Ferrara is a city in what is now northern Italy. Alfonso was a real person, but the situation described in this poem is fictional. The Duke is addressing an env... More..
Arts & Humanities > Children's Literature Best children's books: 3 of 44
If a love of books is instilled in our children by reading aloud to them at an early age and then sharing books and listening to them read as they begin to learn, let's hope that books will still be a pleasurable source of entertainment for them alongside television, computers and games consoles as they grow older. I have cho... More..
Computers & Technology > Website Reviews Favorite websites: 3 of 30
This might not actually be the ten websites that I visit most frequently, but alongside the BBC, Amazon, Dooyoo and Ciao I have tried to include two or three lesser known websites that might be of interest to certain people. Some a little artsy that won't appeal to everyone, and one that is basically for students of English. ... More..
Business > Starting a Business How to start a tutoring business: 1 of 10
There always seems to be a great demand for extra tuition, especially in the core subjects of English, Mathematics and Science. Working as a private tutor is an excellent and rewarding way of earning a supplementary income for those working part-time or for retired teachers. Even full-time employees who need to earn a little ... More..
Arts & Humanities > International Writers & Literature Book reviews: A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini: 1 of 10
Set against a backdrop of conflicts in Afghanistan, Khaled Hosseini's second novel 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' is essentially the tale of two women, Mariam and the younger Laila. The blurb tells us that it concerns the friendship, 'as strong as the ties between mother and daughter', that develops between them. It is a while... More..
Arts & Humanities > French Language Tips for learning the gender of French nouns: 1 of 10
The English language is the odd man out when it comes to gender, as nouns in most languages are either masculine or feminine. Whilst it is obvious that men, boys, brothers and uncles will be masculine and women, girls, sisters and aunts will be feminine, there often seems to be neither rhyme nor reason for the gender of other... More..
Arts & Humanities > English Language The difference between a simile and a metaphor: 1 of 10
SIMILE~~~~~A simile is a way of comparing one thing to another using either 'like' or 'as'.'The flung spray..... spits like a tame cat/Turned savage' describes the ferocity of the wind lashing at the sea in Seamus Heaney's 'Storm on the Island'. The same poet deals with childhood memories in 'Blackberry Picking' where his viv... More..
Arts & Humanities > Museum Reviews Museum reviews: The Tate Britain (Tate Gallery), London, UK: 1 of 8
Housing the greatest collection of British art which spans a five-hundred year period from 1500 to the present day, Tate Britain is deserving of a visit by any serious student or lover of British art. The displays are arranged chronologically and are changed annually, as the collection is too large to be shown in its entirety... More..