1. A stand-up comedian may make fun of an audience member, or he or she might decide to tell different jokes in response to the reactions of an audience.(PPT5-7)
(1) make fun of—make jokes about
eg. It is cruel to make fun of people with disabilities.
(2) in response to
eg. Millions of people gave freely in response to the appeal for the Wenchuan earthquake.
[拓展]
respond v. respond to
responsible adj.
be responsible for
[Exercise]
Fill in the blanks using the phrases above
(1)D uring Beijing Olympic Games, they __________________ the safety of the players.
(2)Don’t _______________ your classmates like that, or you’ll be punished.
(3)______________ their hospitality, we wrote a thank-you note.
(4)I wrote him many letters, but he never ________________ any of them.