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Smart textiles could monitor and protect health (Level A1) — a woman using a sewing machine to sew clothes

Smart textiles could monitor and protect healthCEFR A1

17 Mar 2026

Adapted from Sydney Barrilleaux - U. Georgia, Futurity CC BY 4.0

Photo by Collab Media, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
74 words
  • Researchers study smart clothes that help people’s health.
  • Smart clothes can watch the body and movement.
  • They can measure heart rate and body temperature.
  • The fabrics are light, soft and very flexible.
  • Some smart clothes can stop bacteria from growing.
  • Solar energy can power these fabrics when outside.
  • The clothes could store energy to charge small devices.
  • Some materials become weaker after many machine washes.
  • Scientists try to make materials safer and more green.

Difficult words

  • researchera person who studies and tests things
    Researchers
  • smart clothesclothes with technology that help the body
  • measureto find a size or amount with tools
  • flexibleable to bend or move without breaking
  • bacteriuma very small living thing, some cause illness
    bacteria
  • solar energyenergy from the sun used for power

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Discussion questions

  • Would you like clothes that measure your heart rate?
  • Would you like clothes that can charge a phone?
  • Do you wash your clothes in a machine?

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