IELTS Speaking questions from UAE and Philippines

Today I’ve got 2 sets of Speaking questions from a recent IELTS exam, one from UAE and one from the Philippines.

Speaking Test 1

Interview
- What is your name?
- Are you working or studying?
- What kind of work do you do?
- What makes you like your job?
- Did you have experience in painting, when you were little?
- Do you think painting will be good for school age children?
- Why do you think people buy paintings?
- Are you going to buy a painting?

Cue Card
Tell me about the job you would like to have in the future, you should say:
- What kind of job is it?
- Why you would like it?
- What difference does it have with the job you have now?

Discussion
- What kind of friends would you like to meet?
- Are you going to invite them in your house or go out instead?

Speaking Test 2

Interview
- Do you work or study?
- Do you enjoy shopping?
- What do you usually do in your free time?
- Who shops most of the time?
- What is music to you?
- What kind of music do they usually play in the Philippines?
- What is the significance of music for every individual?
- Why do they play music in the shopping malls?
- When you were young, think of a music that you liked most – why did you like that kind of music?

Cue card 1
Talk about a situation you needed help, you should say
- What it was all about
- Who helped you,
- Why it is very important to you

Cue Card 2
Describe a conversation you had in the past, that is very important to you.
- Whom did you have it with ?
- What happened?
- What did your learn from it?
- Why was it important to you?

Discussion
- Do you still talk to that person?
- Did you share the conversation you had with that person with any other family member?
- What do you think would be the problem if two people talking had two different languages?
- Do you think a face to face conversation is better than talking to someone over the phone?
- What do you think is a good conversationalist?
- Do you think using an interpreter would help if two people conversing had different languages?
- What do you think could be a problem when using an interpreter?