Your variety hides its requests inside questions and conditionals. "Could you possibly send me the file when you get a chance?" The politeness lives in the grammar: the more indirect, the more polite. Indian English carries politeness in a different place. What you will learn: • Where politeness lives • The polite imperative • The softening words • Address terms as politeness • Direct requests are not rude • Indian-style softening of "No" • Scenes • Practice: decode the scene • 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.