Know your foreign accents? Try picking these global leaders just from the sound of their English
Russian President Vladimir Putin sings “Blueberry Hill” at a fundraiser, 2010
Language editor Patrick Cox challenged host Marco Werman with an audio quiz: Identify five world leaders on the evidence of an audio clip each in English. Marco got 2 out 5. Can you beat him? First listen to this clip then see the answers in the videos below.
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