Get to know each other personally. Learn what challenges your buddy is experiencing with using English in Canada.

Meeting someone new can be a little awkward, we get it! These are our favourite questions to “break the ice” (Canadians, you might have to explain that one).

🇨🇦 Canadian asks: Let’s introduce ourselves! Where are you from? What city?

🌍 Student asks: What about you, what city do you live in?

🇨🇦 Canadian asks: Tell me more about your home city. If I visited, where would you take me? How is it different or similar to your new home city in Canada?

🌍 Student asks: Have you always lived here? Did your family immigrate to Canada?

🇨🇦 Canadian asks: When did you leave your home? How did you decide to come to Canada? Did your journey take you to other countries on the way? What challenges did you face?

🇨🇦 Canadian asks: Let’s talk more about learning English. What are your biggest challenges with learning English? Do you find it difficult to speak to and understand Canadians?

🌍 Student asks: Do you speak any other languages? Have you tried to learn a different language?

🇨🇦 Canadian asks: What are you doing now to learn? Are you taking classes?

🇨🇦 Canadian asks: What types of conversations would be useful for us to practice together? Do you have a specific goal with your English learning - like any of the following three goals?

We have prepared conversation guides for the following three learning goals, which you can find here: 💡Haven Chat Topics

1. Everyday English: I want to be more confident in everyday English situations.
2. English for Work: I want to improve my English to find a job, or to succeed in the workplace. ****
3. My City, Your City: I want to learn more about my new city.