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Landscape photo of Trevaunance Cove/St Agnes. The overlay says "The Present Tense".

The present tense at Skool Cornwall

April 2, 2025December 12, 2024 by Toby Keane

If you’re planning an English Language course in Cornwall for 2025, it’s likely that dedicating time to practising your English is a priority. It might be that you’re interested in walking the South West Coast Path too, or just spending time in our landscapes, but improving your English is always a priority.

Views from the cliffs near St Agnes in summer, waves are rolling in. An overlay says "Stunningly Beautiful".

Walking the South West Coast Path, and learning English with Skool

April 2, 2025July 31, 2024 by Toby Keane

It can be quite unnerving to use English in ways that don’t seem appropriate at all. When we say something is stunning – we mean that it is visually attractive; it’s a synonym for beautiful. To use the phrase, as our student Sonja has here, may at first seem quite strange. It is as if she is saying that her … Read More