The principle aim of Password is to encourage students to talk about grammatical aspects of language in a way that makes them feel as though they are simply communicating in a game. The preparation consists of making up a number of sentences using vocabulary and grammatical items that the students have seen in class.
Procedure Divide the class into two groups.
Put two chairs at the front of the room facing the class. The chairs should be immediately in front of the board. Explain to the groups that you will be writing some things on the board, and one team member from each group will be sitting in the chairs at the front of the room with their backs to the board. Their teammates will be able to read what is written there, but the two volunteers will not. The goal will be for each team in turn to try to explain to their partner what is written on the board without actually saying any of the words or parts of those words.