English is not the official language of the United States. The country, in fact, does not have an official language. While some states have named English, the US central government has made no such declaration. English is, however, the most common language spoken nationwide. Spanish is the second, with more than 40 million speakers. The United States is a nation of immigrants, with a large percentage of citizens for whom English is a second language.

Our next fact is also a fun little way to test your listening skills. Listen to the following sentence and think about what is unusual or special about it: He believed Caesar could see people seizing the seas. This sentence has seven words with the vowel sound /i:/. There are seven ways in English to spell the /i:/ sound – yes, seven! You will hear more about the oddities of English spelling in a minute.

Our next fact is also a fun little way to test your listening skills. Listen to the following sentence and think about what is unusual or special about it: He believed Caesar could see people seizing the seas. This sentence has seven words with the vowel sound /i:/. There are seven ways in English to spell the /i:/ sound – yes, seven! You will hear more about the oddities of English spelling in a minute.

Our next fact is also a fun little way to test your listening skills. Listen to the following sentence and think about what is unusual or special about it: He believed Caesar could see people seizing the seas. This sentence has seven words with the vowel sound /i:/. There are seven ways in English to spell the /i:/ sound – yes, seven! You will hear more about the oddities of English spelling in a minute.

Our next fact is also a fun little way to test your listening skills. Listen to the following sentence and think about what is unusual or special about it: He believed Caesar could see people seizing the seas. This sentence has seven words with the vowel sound /i:/. There are seven ways in English to spell the /i:/ sound – yes, seven! You will hear more about the oddities of English spelling in a minute.

Our next fact is also a fun little way to test your listening skills. Listen to the following sentence and think about what is unusual or special about it: He believed Caesar could see people seizing the seas. This sentence has seven words with the vowel sound /i:/. There are seven ways in English to spell the /i:/ sound – yes, seven! You will hear more about the oddities of English spelling in a minute.