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1. Words with Short a Unit 1 Transparency 11 Based on and organized for use with Hampton Brown’s High Point curriculum, Basics level. Unless otherwise cited, all graphics come directly from High Point materials, ClickArt 950,000, published by Broderbund software, or the Microsoft Clip Art and Media Homepage, http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us. Designed by Adriana T. Ibarra for the LANGUAGE ACQUISITION BRANCH LAUSD

2. Panama City Los Angeles Tokyo Rome What’s the letter? What’s the sound? m a p A map shows where places are.

3. The man has a hat on his head. h a t What’s the letter? What’s the sound? What’s the letter? What’s the sound? This is a man. m a n http://www.artcritical.com/blurbs/jane/helion.jpg

4. v a n This is a van. What’s the letter? What’s the sound? What’s the letter? What’s the sound? g a s The van needs gas. http://www.artcritical.com/blurbs/jane/helion.jpg

5. What’s the letter? What’s the sound? This is a line of cabs. Here is the last cab. c a b lastcab

6. What’s the letter? What’s the sound? This is a glad face. Glad is another word for happy. l a d g www.mipagina.cantv.net

7. What’s the sound? What’s the letter? This boy is very mad! m a d http://www.lifemanagement.cc/Articles/angry_boy_cartoon.gif

8. What’s the letter? What’s the sound? This is a sad face. Sad is another word for unhappy. s a d www.cvrpg.com

9. What’s the letter? What’s the sound? What’s the letter? What’s the sound? The cat runs fast! f a s t The cat wants to eat dinner. c a t http://www.indianwalkvet.com/images/cat%20running.gif

10. What’s the letter? What’s the sound? What’s the letter? What’s the sound? The cat is bad! b a d The cat drinks water from a glass. c a t http://gallery.hd.org/_exhibits/natural-science/cat-black-and-white-domestic-short-hair-DSH-lapping-water-from-glass-on-bedside-table-mono-1-AJHD.jpg

11. What’s the letter? What’s the sound? Lab is short for “laboratory,” a place where scientists study. The class is in the lab. l a b