Task 1. Read the text and answer the questions. Matilda Wormwood is the main character of Roald Dahl’s famous book “Matilda”. She is a small girl with big brown eyes and dark straight hair. Matilda usually wears simple clothes and a red ribbon in her hair. She is very clever — she learns to read at the age of three and reads many books. Matilda is kind, brave and patient. She loves her teacher, Miss Honey, very much. But her parents are not friendly — they are lazy and selfish. They don’t understand their daughter. Matilda is also very modest and never shows off her talents. She has a magic power, but she uses it only to help her friends. 1. What does Matilda look like? 2. What is Matilda’s character like? 3. What are her parents like? 4. Why is Matilda unusual? 5. Who does she love very much?

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1. Matilda is a small girl with big brown eyes and dark straight hair. She usually wears simple clothes and a red ribbon in her hair.
   Матильда — маленькая девочка с большими карими глазами и тёмными прямыми волосами. Обычно она носит простую одежду и красную ленту в волосах.
2. She is very clever, kind, brave, patient and modest.
   Она очень умная, добрая, храбрая, терпеливая и скромная.
3. Her parents are unfriendly, lazy and selfish. They don’t understand Matilda.
   Её родители недружелюбные, ленивые и эгоистичные. Они не понимают Матильду.
4. She is unusual because she learns to read at the age of three and has a magic power.
   Она необычна, потому что научилась читать в три года и обладает магической силой.
5. She loves her teacher, Miss Honey, very much.
   Она очень любит свою учительницу, мисс Хани.