After the Reading:

Link the Reading to the Learner's Life

• In your company, are there many newcomers? Were you surprised that there were/were not many newcomers? Why?
  
  
• Are there free English classes or other types of support offered at your workplace for newcomers? What other types of support are offered? How do they help?
  
  
• Have you ever had a "communication hurdle" at work? What happened? How did you solve the problem? Did your knowledge of Canadian culture help? Did your co-workers knowledge of your culture help?
  
  
• The article discusses a Japanese man who had trouble communicating. If you had been his coworker, what would you have done to help?
  
  
• What is the main idea of this article?
  
  
• Why do you think the writer decided to write this story?