Ielts writing task 1 academic

Our boss was absolutely delighted and my colleagues were equally pleased 
with the choice of venue. 
There were 
eighteen of us but 
there wasn’t 
enough food
We had a wonderful evening, even though a couple of my colleagues didn’t 
really have enough to eat.
Although the meal started before seven, it finished after midnight.
During the meal last Thursday, the waiter brought out a cake, lit the candles 
and sang ‘Happy Birthday’. 
The waiter didn’t cut the cake into slices because we didn’t want to eat it in 
the restaurant. He didn’t mind at all that we took the cake away with us and 
didn’t eat it straightaway/
The waiter was able to re-
arrange the tables but couldn’t find enough chairs 
for everyone so some had to stand.
We use 
there was/wasn’t 
and 
there were/weren’t 
to 
indicate that a noun existed 
or didn’t exist

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STRATEGY: USING THE SIMPLE PAST 
Our boss was absolutely delighted and my colleagues were equally pleased 
with the choice of venue. 
There were eighteen of us but there wasn’t enough food
We 
had
a wonderful evening, even though a couple of my colleagues 
didn’t 
really 
have 
enough to eat.
Although the meal started before seven, it finished after midnight.
During the meal last Thursday, the waiter brought out a cake, lit the candles 
and sang ‘Happy Birthday’. 
The waiter didn’t cut the cake into slices because we didn’t want to eat it in 
the restaurant. He didn’t mind at all that we took the cake away with us and 
didn’t eat it straightaway/