The end of the term

Today was the last day of class. My students have final exams on Monday and Tuesday next week, but today we had a class party complete with food, drinks, and Pictionary. :) Great fun was had by all and I finally took some pictures. (Note: As always, you can click a picture to see a larger version.)

Class 1


Back row, left to right: Tomo (Japan), Ali (Kuwait), Angelo (Belgium), Ruslan (Kyrgyzstan), SK (South Korea), William (Taiwan), and Saad (Saudi Arabia)

Front row, left to right: Anne (Thailand), Yusuke (Japan), Nabeel (Saudi Arabia), Olga (Ukraine), Ghily (Chile), and Guca (South Korea)

Class 2


Back row, left to right: Ebru (Turkey), Seng (Cambodia), Abdullah (Saudi Arabia), Fatih (Turkey), Ahmmed (Saudi Arabia), and Tariq (Saudi Arabia)

Front row, left to right: Eli (Indonesia), Vivien (Taiwan), Mohammed (Saudi Arabia), and Elnur (Azerbaijan)

Exports

Yesterday, one of the new vocabulary words my students encountered was "export." I asked them for examples of things their countries exported. Here are some of their answers:

• Azerbaijan: oil


• Turkey: marble


• Japan: electronics


• Rwanda: coffee


• Indonesia: wood for furniture


• Kuwait: oil


• Saudi Arabia: oil


• Thailand: hand-crafted items


• and so on...

I asked them what they thought the U.S. exported. After a few of them responded along the lines of "McDonalds!" and "technology", one of the Saudi students grinned and said, "Soldiers!" :D