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