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Chinese children have to take so many afterschool classes on weekends these days. 2) Cathy Taylor really wants her three children to be successful, so she believes these afterschool activities are important for them. 3) Linda Mi ller thinks parents should send their small kids to all kinds of classes. 4) Linda thinks some parents push their kids too much. 5) Alice thinks kids shouldn’t have time to relax and think for themselves 2. Ss read the letter again and judge the sentences. 3. Check the answers with the class. Post reading Work on 2c 1. Now look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meaning below. 2. Let Ss read and try to match the words. 3. Give Ss some advice on how to do it. 4. Check the answers with the Ss. 5. Give some explanation about the difficult words. Work on 2d 1. Tell Ss to read the passage again and answer these questions below. 1) Does Cathy Taylor think i