{"id":1986,"date":"2026-05-12T07:39:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T04:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-C2-experimental-english\/?p=1986"},"modified":"2026-05-12T07:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T04:39:37","slug":"reply-as-the-girl-with-the-magic-finger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-E-class-1st-Experimental\/2026\/05\/12\/reply-as-the-girl-with-the-magic-finger\/","title":{"rendered":"Reply as the Girl with the Magic Finger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Imagine you are <span style=\"color: #800080\">the Girl with the Magic Finger<\/span>. <span style=\"color: #008080;font-size: 18pt\">Read <\/span>your classmate\u2019s email and <span style=\"color: #008080;font-size: 18pt\">write a reply<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">Step 1: Greeting and thanks for the email.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Step 2: <span style=\"color: #008000\">What did your classmate say?<\/span> <span style=\"color: #800080\">Do you agree\/disagree?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Step 3: Explain your feelings, justify or defend your actions, apologise, give more reasons<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\">Step 4: What do your think of their advice?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\">Step 5: Closing<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\n<ul>\n<li data-section-id=\"1oeqq7q\" data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"180\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">Dear ... ,<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"e5ieu3\" data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"208\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">Thank you for your email ... Thank you for writing to me ...\u00a0I was happy to read your email ...\u00a0I liked reading your opinion ...\u00a0Thank you for sharing your ideas with me.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1ml21n\" data-start=\"759\" data-end=\"775\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">You said that\u2026 In your email, you wrote that\u2026 I read your opinion about\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"8q06ic\" data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"471\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">I agree with you because\u2026\u00a0You are right when you say that\u2026\u00a0I think you have a good point.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"uvh5o7\" data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"623\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">I do not completely agree because\u2026 I see your point, but\u2026\u00a0Maybe there is another way to see it ...\u00a0I understand what you mean, however\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\n<ul>\n<li data-section-id=\"bpwk7t\" data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"971\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">I felt angry because\u2026 I was upset when\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"10178jz\" data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1099\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">I used the Magic Finger because\u2026 I wanted the Greggs to understand\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Now I understand that\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"15y4gs2\" data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1405\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Another reason is that\u2026 Also, I believe\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\n<ul>\n<li data-section-id=\"1pi3pba\" data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1570\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">I think your advice is helpful ...\u00a0You may be right ...\u00a0I will think about your idea ...\u00a0Next time, I could\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1mko2xt\" data-start=\"1666\" data-end=\"1698\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">I understand your advice, but\u2026\u00a0That is a good idea, however ... Maybe I should have ...<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1ulyfrv\" data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"1963\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\">Thank you again for your email ...\u00a0It was nice reading your ideas ...\u00a0I hope you understand my feelings now ...\u00a0Write back soon!<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"3ek647\" data-start=\"2081\" data-end=\"2095\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\">Best wishes, ...\u00a0Yours, ...<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine you are the Girl with the Magic Finger. Read your classmate\u2019s email and write a reply. Step 1: Greeting and thanks for the email. Step 2: What did your classmate say? Do you agree\/disagree? 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