Resource Bank for Conversation Pairs:

Graham, Carolyn. More Jazz Chants from Small Talk. New York: Oxford University
Press, 1986.
Contains model dialogues and conversation exercises for pairs and small groups.
Activities can be performed to music or can be spoken in normal tone. For beginning to
intermediate learners.

Freeman, Daniel B. Speaking of Survivual. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982.
Uses picture resources which can help jump-start conversation with beginners.
Curriculum integrates literacy components but each unit contains conversation models
and activities that would be useful to a conversation pair. Would suit high beginning to
intermediate students.

Jones, Leo and C. von Baeyer. Functions of American English: Communication

Activities for the Classroom. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1983.
Contains models and dialogue activities with opportunities to write. Mixes survival
themes with emotional topics. Intended for classroom use but would work for pairs since
most conversation follow and A/B format. Not for beginners; target audience is
intermediate to advanced students. However, the activities could serve as templates for
similar activities at other levels (with less vocabulary or of shorter duration).

Kehe, David and Peggy Dustin Kehe. Conversation Strategies: Pair and Group
Activities for Developing Communicative Competence. Brattleboro, VT: Pro
Lingua Associates, 1994.
Twenty four activities on a variety of topics from asking questions and making a phone
call to conducting a formal meeting. Includes teacher introductions for each activity.
Conversation activities are accompanied by writing activities, and text stresses a blend of
literacy components. Can be used with intermediate students or above. This text would
probably be the most useful to a conversation pairs program, provided student learning
level is appropriate.