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Study: Secondhand Clothes May Not Cut New Buying (Level A1) — a rack of jeans hanging on a clothes line

Study: Secondhand Clothes May Not Cut New BuyingCEFR A1

9 Dec 2025

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Adapted from Yale, Futurity • CC BY 4.0

Photo by Anastasiya Badun, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
1 min
57 words
  • People buy secondhand clothes in many places.
  • They also buy new clothes often.
  • A new study asks if this helps waste.
  • The study looked at many people across the US.
  • Young people buy more secondhand clothing.
  • Some people keep clothes for a short time.
  • People sometimes return clothes to stores.
  • Researchers say buying used can increase consumption.

Difficult words

  • secondhand — Clothes used before by other people.
  • study — Research that asks and tests questions.
  • waste — Material or things not used and thrown away.
  • across — In many parts of a country or area.
  • researcher — A person who studies and finds information.
    Researchers
  • consumption — The buying or using of goods or items.

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Discussion questions

  • Do you buy secondhand clothes?
  • How long do you keep your clothes?
  • Do you sometimes return clothes to a store?

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