UNIT 1: CREATIVITY COLLOCATIONS:

1. Express yourself freely: to say or show

one's thoughts and feelings.
2. Have a flash of inspiration: you get a
sudden idea that helps you create or
achieve what you were hoping to do.
3. Come up with something (the idea): to
suggest or think of an idea or plan.
4. Take up an activity (a new hobby): If you
take up an activity or a subject, you become
interested in it and spend time doing it,
either as a hobby or as a career.
5. Devote yourself to (work): to give most of
your time, energy, attention, etc. to
somebody/something.
6. Break with the convention: To do
something in a new, different, or unique
way; to defy or go against conventions.
7. Build on (something) / Build on the
experience of others: to use a success or
achievement as a base from which to achieve more success.
8. Follow your path: to choose the easiest way to do something instead of
trying to choose the best way.

7. ANSWERS:
1. come up with a brainwave (sudden idea).
2. build on
3. took up motorcycling.
4. follow it*
5. break with*
UNIT 2: HOPES AND FEARS

1. Don’t get your hopes up: If you tell someone

not to get their hopes up, or not to build their
hopes up, you are warning them that they should
not become too confident of progress or success.
2. My hopes were dashed: Destroy someone's
plans, disappoint or disillusion.
3. Pin your hopes on: to hope very much for a
good outcome from (something or someone)
especially when other options are not available or
are not pursued.
4. Give up hope: to stop hoping that a particular
thing will happen.
5. The sky’s the limit: used to say that there are no
limits and that anything is possible. You can
achieve anything if you really want to.
6. Get cold feet: apprehension or doubt strong
enough to prevent a planned course of action.
7. A bundle of nerves: extremely nervous.
8. Pluck up the courage: to become brave enough (to do something).
9. Get butterflies in my stomach: you are anxious and have a nervous feeling
in your stomach.
10. A leap in the dark hopes: nobody knows or expects the results, there is no
hope present.
11. Out of your comfort zone: If a situation or activity is out of your comfort
zone, it does not make you feel secure, comfortable, or in control.
12. Expand your horizons: to increase the range of one's knowledge,
understanding, or experience.

1. Pin your hopes on. 6. Bundle of nerves.

2. Their hopes are dashed. 7. Leap in the dark.
3. Give up hope. 8. The sky’s the limit.
º 4. Cold feet.
5. Plucked up the courage.
UNIT 3
UNIT 3: FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS:

1. Off-putting: slightly unpleasant or worrying

so that you do not want to get involved in any
way. —> distracting
2. Stirring: A stirring event, performance, or
account of something makes people very
excited or enthusiastic. —> rousing (exciting)
3. Tempting: highly attractive and able to
arouse hope or desire. “a tempting invitation”.
—> enticing (attractive)
4. Disconcerting: making someone feel
uncertain and uncomfortable or worried:
There was a disconcerting silence. —>
unsettling (disturbing)
5. Infuriating: Something that makes you really,
really angry. —> maddening (annoying)
6. Relaxing: They make you feel calm, happy,
and at ease. —> soothing (calming effect)
7. Stimulating: Exciting. creating or arousing
excitement ; interesting. arousing or holding
the attention ; invigorating. imparting strength
and vitality. —> energizing
8. Comforting: making you feel less sad or worried: I found her words very
comforting. —> reassuring (tranquilizador)
9. Irresistible: impossible to refuse, oppose, or avoid because it is too pleasant,
attractive, or strong. —> compelling (convincing)
UNIT 4: BODY LANGUAGE

6)
1. to cross your fingers (or arms)
2. to fold your arms.
3. to raise your hand.

8)
1. WINCED - PAIN
2. SCOWLED - DISPLEASURE
3. YAWNED - BOREDOM (aburrimiento)
4. SNEERING - CONTEMPT (BROMA)
5. GRINNING - PLEASURE
6. GAPING - AMAZEMENT (surprise or
wonder)

BODY LANGUAGE:

1. Raise your hand / arms

2. Shake your head
3. Arms folded: Cruzarse de brazos)
4. Clench your fist: Cerrar el puño.
5. Drum your fingers
6. Roll your eyes
7. Shrug your shoulders: Levantar los
hombros like IDK
8. Tap your feet
9. Scowled at him: como fruncir el ceño a
alguien por annoying or rude.