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Jim Davis, the famous cartoonist, was born in the USA, in 1945. When he was a child, Jim and his family lived on
a small farm. Jim and his brother grew up with lots of animals. He liked to draw funny pictures.
After he left high school in 1963, he went to Ball State University. In 1969, Jim started to work as a cartoonist. He created
his own comic pet, Garfield. Jim named the fat orange cat after his grandfather, James Garfield. The comic strip
Garfield first appeared in newspapers in 1978. Forty-one newspapers put Garfield inside their pages, and suddenly
he was the best-loved cat in the world! From 1988 to 1994, Garfield had his own cartoon series on TV, too. Garfield
is still a very popular comic cat!
2) Look at the following sentences and decide if they are true or false. If they are false, explain why.
1.Jim Davis is British. ..........
2. He grew up in the country. ........
3. Jim started working as a cartoonist in 1969..
4. Garfield first appeared in newspapers in 1988.
5.Garfield was the name of Jim's grandfather.........