{"id":1960,"date":"2026-04-24T09:43:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T06:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-E-class-1st-Experimental\/?p=1960"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:43:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T06:43:48","slug":"an-email-to-the-girl-from-the-magic-finger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-E-class-1st-Experimental\/2026\/04\/24\/an-email-to-the-girl-from-the-magic-finger\/","title":{"rendered":"An email to the girl from The Magic Finger"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.6394%\"><span style=\"color: #008080;font-size: 18pt\">1st paragraph<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Say hello and explain what you think about the Girl's actions.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9184%\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #008000\">How to start ...<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-section-id=\"1q6xlzh\" data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1212\">Dear Girl with the Magic Finger,<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"14lgpno\" data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1233\">Hello! My name is\u2026<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"q72cho\" data-start=\"1234\" data-end=\"1291\">I am writing to tell you what I think about your magic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 27.4423%\">\n<ul>\n<li data-section-id=\"8l3pv2\" data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1320\">I think your actions were\u2026<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"3v9k6c\" data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1355\">In my opinion, what you did was\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.6394%\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #ff6600\">2nd paragraph<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Explain <em data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1468\">why<\/em> you think this.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9184%\">\n<ul>\n<li data-section-id=\"5xswdz\" data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1528\">I think this because\u2026<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1wav6s6\" data-start=\"1558\" data-end=\"1605\">When you changed the Gregg family into birds\u2026<\/li>\n<li>I believe this helped\/did not help because\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 27.4423%\">\n<ul>\n<li>For example, in the story\u2026<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1sd49zz\" data-start=\"1606\" data-end=\"1637\">This was fair\/unfair because\u2026<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"15y4gs2\" data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1709\">Another reason is that\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.6394%\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #0000ff\">3rd paragraph<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Give friendly advice.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9184%\">\n<ul>\n<li data-section-id=\"17yt3yk\" data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"1875\">I would like to give you some advice.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1aheahu\" data-start=\"1876\" data-end=\"1899\">Next time, you could\u2026<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"ee1jx2\" data-start=\"1900\" data-end=\"1919\">Maybe you should\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 27.4423%\">\n<ul>\n<li data-section-id=\"affykb\" data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"1946\">I think it is better to\u2026<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"3d3rph\" data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1964\">You can try to\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.6394%\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #993366\">4th paragraph<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Finish the email politely.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9184%\">\n<ul>\n<li data-section-id=\"1se3a0c\" data-start=\"1965\" data-end=\"1998\">Thank you for reading my email.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"3ek647\" data-start=\"1999\" data-end=\"2013\">Best wishes,<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"104h6g7\" data-start=\"2014\" data-end=\"2028\">Your friend,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 27.4423%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><span style=\"color: #003300;font-size: 18pt\">Feelings<\/span><\/p>\n<p>angry, sad, upset, happy, worried, kind, sorry, brave<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #003300\">Opinion words<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I think ... , I believe ... , In my opinion ... , I agree ... , I disagree ... ,<br data-start=\"2226\" data-end=\"2229\" \/>It was fair ... , It was unfair ...<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #003300\">Linking Words<\/span><\/p>\n<p>because, and, but, so, also, first, then, finally<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"879\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #800080\">After writing:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"1002\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1bp7ozq\" data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"917\">check your spelling and punctuation,<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"3ooqyk\" data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"963\">read your partner\u2019s email and give feedback,<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1tdswvr\" data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"1002\">improve your email before sending it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1st paragraph Say hello and explain what you think about the Girl&#8217;s actions. 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