This is a short film about some of the challenges facing new immigrants to Canada.
Before reading, discuss these questions with your partner / group:
- What did you find hard about moving to this country?
- What’s the biggest difference between here and your home country?
- What might new immigrants most miss about their home country?
- How can a host country help to make new immigrants feel at home?
As you watch the film, try to work out the answer to this question:
Why have the new immigrants been invited to go ice skating? What are the benefits of this activity?
Before reading, check that you understand the meaning of these words:
| Word | Part of speech | Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| harsh | adjective | dedicated | adjective |
| incentive | noun | stave off | phrasal verb |
| pair | verb | socialisation | noun |
| refugee | noun |
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