Season 8 is about real-life listening and mastery, and real life in India is multilingual. Many conversations move between English and one or more Indian languages within a single sentence: "Kal ka meeting postpone ho gaya, so we'll do it Monday" (Tomorrow's meeting got postponed, so we'll do it Monday). "Super, da, superb work!" "Actually, naan solla vandhadhu, the client wants changes" (Actually, what I wanted to say is, the client wants changes). What you will learn: • Where switches happen • Finding the English skeleton • Social functions of mixing • Common mixed patterns across regions • How to respond • Mixing is A skill • Practice: find the skeleton • Listening strategies • Self-check questions to test your ear Level: B1–B2. Self-study: listen, then take the quizzes. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.