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

/^t/The statement that English is an easy language to learn seems justified when we first hear it. Many people know some English words and expressions without even realising that they have learnt them. They have just picked them up. Such words as "hamburger", "hot dog", "Coca-Cola", "love" "snooker", "shop", "sex", "need" are known world-wide. They can be heard while watching films or listening to English songs. Because of a great variety of American and English films being presented on the Polish television and cinema as well as an easy access to English and American songs on the radio beginners usually have the advantage of already being accustomed to the sound of English.