📚 Vocabulary Deep Dive
A2 – WHAT IS COOL?
🎯 Learning Priorities
Focus on these words based on their importance for understanding the text:
feeling sure about yourself and your abilities
📝 “They are strong and confident.”
nervous and uncomfortable with other people
📝 “Introverted means quiet and shy.”
do something that might be dangerous or have a bad result
📝 “They are adventurous. This means they take risks.”
be important or make a difference
📝 “Age did not matter. Gender did not matter.”
not real or genuine
📝 “If you try to become cool, you look fake. Fake means not real.”
refuse to obey rules or authority
📝 “Cool people rebel. This means they break rules.”
not follow the rules that others follow
📝 “Cool people rebel. This means they break rules.”
having a particular value in money
📝 “The influencer industry is worth twenty-four billion dollars.”
not cool; not fashionable or socially acceptable
📝 “When you try to be cool, you become uncool.”
very much or to a great degree
📝 “This means caring deeply about your art.”
enjoying life and pleasure
📝 “They are hedonistic. This means they enjoy life and pleasure.”
a special quality that makes people like you naturally
📝 “They have charisma. Charisma means people like them naturally.”
doing things for money instead of for art or principles
📝 “Selling out was bad. Selling out means doing things for money, not art.”
someone who tries too much to impress others
📝 “You look try-hard. Try-hard means trying too much.”
not working normally or properly (especially about families)
📝 “Second, family dysfunction. This means problems in your family.”
📖 Complete Vocabulary Reference
All vocabulary items organized by theme:
Personality Traits and Characteristics
Core vocabulary describing what makes someone cool according to the study
feeling sure about yourself and your abilities
📝 “They are strong and confident.”
nervous and uncomfortable with other people
📝 “Introverted means quiet and shy.”
enjoying life and pleasure
📝 “They are hedonistic. This means they enjoy life and pleasure.”
not real or genuine
📝 “If you try to become cool, you look fake. Fake means not real.”
a special quality that makes people like you naturally
📝 “They have charisma. Charisma means people like them naturally.”
Actions and Behaviors
Verbs and phrases describing what cool people do
do something that might be dangerous or have a bad result
📝 “They are adventurous. This means they take risks.”
refuse to obey rules or authority
📝 “Cool people rebel. This means they break rules.”
not follow the rules that others follow
📝 “Cool people rebel. This means they break rules.”
doing things for money instead of for art or principles
📝 “Selling out was bad. Selling out means doing things for money, not art.”
Evaluative and Descriptive Terms
Words used to judge or describe coolness and its opposite
be important or make a difference
📝 “Age did not matter. Gender did not matter.”
having a particular value in money
📝 “The influencer industry is worth twenty-four billion dollars.”
very much or to a great degree
📝 “This means caring deeply about your art.”
not cool; not fashionable or socially acceptable
📝 “When you try to be cool, you become uncool.”
someone who tries too much to impress others
📝 “You look try-hard. Try-hard means trying too much.”
not working normally or properly (especially about families)
📝 “Second, family dysfunction. This means problems in your family.”
🎮 Practice Activities
Word Formation
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in brackets
Her _____ (shy) stopped her from making new friends.
The band was accused of _____ (sell) out when they signed with a major label.
He grew up in a _____ (function) family with many problems.
She spoke with great _____ (confident) during her presentation.
Their _____ (rebel) attitude made them popular with teenagers.
Collocation Matching
Gap Fill
Age and gender don’t _____ when it comes to being cool.
The influencer industry is _____ billions of dollars today.
If you try too hard, you look _____ and people notice.
Cool people are willing to _____ risks and try new things.
Teenagers often _____ against their parents’ rules.
Gap Fill Multiple Choice
She felt too _____ to speak in front of the class.
His natural _____ made everyone want to be around him.
Living a _____ lifestyle means focusing on pleasure and enjoyment.
The artist refused to _____ out despite offers of money.
When you try to be cool, you become _____.