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Have you ever said something like this?

A: How was your weekend?
B: It was fine. I could enjoy a relaxing time.

Have you ever said something like this?

A: How was your weekend?
B: It was fine. I could enjoy a relaxing time.

Language is a major factor in what makes humans unique. We use language as a tool to explain how we see the world. But could language actually be what determines how we see the world around us?

Language is a major factor in what makes humans unique. We use language as a tool to explain how we see the world. But could language actually be what determines how we see the world around us?

Here is a question that you can bet will keep coming up for the next four years: What do you think about the Olympics in Tokyo in 2020?

Here is a question that you can bet will keep coming up for the next four years: What do you think about the Olympics in Tokyo in 2020?

Today I want to look at a very common question in the G.B.C. interview. It is surprising how many respondents, when asked about the place where they grew up, have very little to say.

Today I want to look at a very common question in the G.B.C. interview. It is surprising how many respondents, when asked about the place where they grew up, have very little to say.

This time, we're going to look at a hot potato* that has caused a lot of heated discussion in Japan.

The question we're going to deal with is: What do you think of the legalization of casinos in Japan?

Here is my sample answer:

This time, we're going to look at a hot potato* that has caused a lot of heated discussion in Japan.

The question we're going to deal with is: What do you think of the legalization of casinos in Japan?

Here is my sample answer:

What do you think is the biggest threat for the world in the near future? Here's a sample answer to that question.

What do you think is the biggest threat for the world in the near future? Here's a sample answer to that question.

This time, we're going to consider a G.B.C. question about you. As we have mentioned before, personal questions should, in theory, be the easiest to answer. However, because they are considered easy questions, it is important that you have a really good answer prepared.

This time, we're going to consider a G.B.C. question about you. As we have mentioned before, personal questions should, in theory, be the easiest to answer. However, because they are considered easy questions, it is important that you have a really good answer prepared.

This time, we are going to look at a question that naturally follows the issue of how the Japanese lifestyle has changed over the last 10 years, which was considered in a previous blog.

This time, we are going to look at a question that naturally follows the issue of how the Japanese lifestyle has changed over the last 10 years, which was considered in a previous blog.

There is something a lot of people do when they are nervous while speaking. It's the statement that sounds like a question: when your intonation rises at the end of a sentence that is not a question. When we make a statement, it is supposed to stay straight. 

There is something a lot of people do when they are nervous while speaking. It's the statement that sounds like a question: when your intonation rises at the end of a sentence that is not a question. When we make a statement, it is supposed to stay straight. 

In this blog, we are going to look at a G.B.C. question that should be quite easy to answer. However, sometimes the easiest questions cause the most confusion when you are thinking about what to say.

In this blog, we are going to look at a G.B.C. question that should be quite easy to answer. However, sometimes the easiest questions cause the most confusion when you are thinking about what to say.