. Answer the questions in written form 1. What was Matilda like? 2. What could she do at the age of 1, 5/3/4? 3. What was the hobby of Matilda’s mother? 4. Who looked after Matilda? 5. What was the librarian’s name? 6. Did Matilda read books or was she interested in pictures? 7. Why was Mrs Phelps surprised?

1) The novel "War and Peace" was written by Leo Tolstoy.
2) Ice cream is usually eaten with teaspoons.
3) "The Girl with Peaches" was painted by Valentin Serov.
4) A lot of new medical instruments were invented by Russian engineers.
5) The lemon must be sliced with a sharp knife.
6) Our picture was taken with his new camera.
7) Old wooden churches were built with axes
8) Can you give a title of any story that was created by Anton Checkov?
9) The big tree was cut down by Jim, our old servant.
10) Women's dresses are usually made by dress- makers.

1.The UK is situated on the British Isles.
2.The total area of the country is over 244,000 square kilometers.
3. Its parts are  England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
4. The capital of the UK is London and it is situated in England on the river Thames.
5. The country has an insular mild climate. It's never very hot in summer and it's not very cold in winter.
6.  Famous museums and its landmarks make the UK a beautiful country.

London is the capital of the UK and England.
1  London is situated in southeastern England on the river Thames.
2 It's one of the largest cities in the world.
(The population is about 9mln. people)
3 It's a beautiful city on the Thames with a lot of landmarks.
4 There are a lot of places of interest in London: Westminster Abbey,the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, St Paul’s Cathedral, London Bridge, the Tower of London, the London Eye and others.
5 I would like to visit London Bridge and Albert Hall because they are very nice and interesting.