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Complete PICLE corpus of essays by Polish advanced EFL students (330,000)

We have even given up sitting at a table and having a meal together with family, exchanging the news of the day. Whole generations are growing up addicted to the telly. It is now standard practice for parents to keep the children quiet by turning on the tv set. The children are exposed to the rubbish comedies, sadism and violence. The creative talent is limited. Everyday tv consumes vast quantities of creative work. Thanks to television the whole world becomes a village because millions of people watch the same programmes and the society is reduced to the pre-literate stage. Watching tv is a passive enjoyment.