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

/^t/We have seen that there are many different reasons pro and against learning languages. Some of them are more convincing others are less. However, I think that people should learn languages and that it is not 'worthwhile' activity. Of course, not everyone is able to learn a foreign language. Much depends on his aptitude, personality, motivation, financial situation and many other important factors. But I think that everyone should at least try. Knowing a language gives us a chance to communicate with other people living abroad, having completely different culture and habits. It 'gives' possibility to interact with other nations in international trade, diplomacy, conferencing and entertainment. It opens the 'door' to the world. We may travel to almost every place in the globe. We are independent people. Simply speaking, foreign language study is worthwhile.