Interview in English

I had an interview for an internship in English the other day. It did not go badly. The interviewer said to me (or told me) he hoped that I would come to his laboratory.

The interviewer was very kind to me. He spoke very slowly and clearly. I understood what he said well. (you can say perfectly)

I, however, did not speak well. I was not able to make proper responses. I did not know what I should say or reply on some occasions. I found what I could have said in Japanese, but not in English. When I talk in English, I usually think things in English. My thinking often stops when I think things in English.

I think it is not good to translate what I want to say from Japanese into English. I think the way of conversations varies depending on what language you are speaking. I need to learn at what timing I should say and what I can say. (or I need to learn to think in English)

Great language skills! I'm not so sure about never translating your thoughts, I think it's more a progressive process: at first you're forced to translate, but eventually you don't have to. I've never seriously learned a language, but I think that if I tried to think in it without translating in my head, I wouldn't have much to say. What do you think?

I had an interview in English for an internship the other day. It did not go badly. The interviewer said to me that he hopes I will come to his laboratory. The interviewer was very kind to me. He spoke slowly and very clearly. I understood what he said well. I, however, did not speak well. I was not able to make proper responses. I did not know what I should say or how to reply on some occasions. I knew what I could say in Japanese, but not in English. When I talk in English, I usually think about things in English. My thinking often stops when I think in English. I think it is not good to translate what I want to say from Japanese into English. Conversations vary greatly depending on what language you are speaking. I need to learn when I should talk and what I should say.