Advanced English Conversations - Robert Allans, Ahmet Mustafaoglu, Metin Emir 2019

Set (55) - It takes two to tango

Dialogue

Jack: Oh man! Our new product is taking the country by storm. We’re literally cornering the market.

Kevin: Have you ever heard of something called viral marketing?

Jack: Are you teasing me? It’s a is a given.

Kevin: Then can’t you twist your arm to keep track of our webpage?

There’re hundreds of messages without response!

Jack: No wonder I will be behind in my work. I can’t handle all these messages by myself. Why don’t you give me a hand? It takes two to tango.

Kevin: I will. It’s a deal.

Vocabulary

Take by storm: to win or gain huge and widespread success /popularity rapidly.

Corner the market: to sell or produce something so successfully as to overshadow all others in the same field.

Viral marketing: a method of marketing whereby consumers are encouraged to share information about a company's goods or services via the Internet.

Tease: make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal).

A given: a known or established fact or situation.

Twist one’s arm: to pressure or force one into doing something.

Keep track of: to make certain that you know what is happening.

Be behind in: to be late with; not progressing quickly enough with.

It takes two to tango: requires two people to do certain things.

It’s a deal: used to express one's assent to an agreement.

Exercise;

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate expressions;

take by storm

corner the market

viral marketing

tease

a given

twist one’s arm

keep track of

be behind in

it takes two to tango

it’s a deal

a. It takes two to tango. I cannot do this all alone, neither can you - ..........

b. The singing star .......... the audience in each town ..........

c. It's a .......... that the writer of short stories will be keeping his day job.

d. I didn't want to go to the exhibition, but Linda ..........

e. I won’t join you this evening guys! I am .......... my studies.

f. How do you .......... time if you don't wear a watch?

g. ........... I will clean the garage if you stop bothering me about it.

h. I knew .......... was a great way to get our product some exposure because everyone is online and on Facebook.

i. The other children .......... her because she was wearing braces.

j. They've more or less .......... the .......... fast-food - they're in every big city in the world.