Listen to the song, select the right word that is missing from the sentence from the multiple choice answers.

Describe a situation where you have refused to give in, or lose hope (went down with the ship).

Describe a situation where you have shown you are ready to surrender (raise the white flag).

Describe a situation where you have kept quite, rather than saying what is on your mind (held your tongue).

Teach the words / phrases on the vocabulary list

Play the video without the questions and ask the students what they think the song is about.

The music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, features actor David Boreanaz as Dido's love interest.The video tells a story about a relationship that is over, but where Dido is obviously still smitten with her ex, who is oblivious to her. They have numerous occasions where they are near each other without him noticing. Dido is clearly still not over him, while he doesn't seem to really notice she is there.

At the end of the video, they return to their apartments and Dido's room is filled with photos of him and, in a twist ending, his apartment is also filled with Dido's photos (showing he's still as much in love with her as well.) The screen rotates throughout the entirety of the video, never standing still. The song's opening is also cut out entirely from the video.

Dido - White Flag

dido-white-flag

Let's do English ESL general vocabulary practice. Listen to the song, select the right word that is missing from the sentence from the multiple choice answers.