1 ЧАСТЬ Matilda's brother Michael was a perfectly normal boy but his
sister was something to make your eyes pop. By the age of one and
a half her speech was perfect and she knew as many words as most
grown-ups. The parents, instead of applauding
her, called her a noisy chatterbox and told her
angrily that small girls should be seen and not
heard. By the time she was three, Matilda had
taught herself to read by studying newspapers
and magazines that lay around the house. At the
age of four, she could read fast and well. The
only book in the whole of this “educated” house-
hold was something called Easy Cooking? belong-
ing to her mother, and when she had read this
from cover to cover and had learned all the
recipes by heart, she decided she wanted some-
thing more interesting.​

My family isn't large. besides my parents i have an elder sister whose name is irina. she is 19 and she is a student of the institute. she  can play the piano  very well but she  can't speak english  as her friend can. i am masha. i am 13 and i am a student of the secondary school. i am not very tall but i am not short either. i  like  skating and reading. but i  can't play chess  as my father can. my mother's name is inna vasilievna. she is 39 and she is a nurse in our hospital. my mother is very pretty and kind. she  can draw very well  but she  can't play the piano  as my granny and my older sister. my father's name is ivan petrovich. he is 42 and he is a driver in the same hospital. my father is very strong and strict. he  likes to play chess  but he  can't draw  as well as our mother can/. our granny doesn't live with us, but she lives not far from our house so i  often come to see  her on sundays. we are a friendly family and we try to get along with each other and try  to discuss  our problems and to solve them  together.    моя семья небольшая. кроме моих родителей у меня есть старшая сестра, чье имя ирина. ей 19, и она учится в институте. она хорошо умеет играть на пианино,но не умеет говорить по- как ее подруга. я маша. мне 13 лет,   и я учусь в средней школе. я не высокая, но я не маленькая. я люблю кататься на коньках и читать. но я не умею играю в шахматы как мой отец. мою маму зовут инна васильевна. ей 39 лет, и она работает медсестрой в нашей больнице. моя мама красивая и добрая. она умеет хорошо рисовать, но не умеет играть на пианино как моя бабушка и моя старшая сестра. моего отца зовут иван петрович. ему   42 года, и он работает водителем в той же больнице. мой отец сильный и строгий. он любит играть в шахматы? но не умеет так хорошо рисовать как мама. наша бабушка не живет вместе с нами, но она живет не далеко от нашего дома, поэтому я часто прихожу к ней по воскресеньям.  мы дружная семья, и мы стараемся ладить друг с другом, мы обсуждаем наши проблемы и стараемся решить их вместе.