Упр.2a Урок 6 Юнит 5 New Millennium English 9 класс

Задача

Read the article Sam Douglas wrote for his school magazine after his trip to Australia and do the tasks below.

Look at the photos he took in Australia and say which places he took pictures of.
Show his route (маршрут) on the map in Lessons 1–2.

Why not just “It’s a big country with much to see…” ? Find more examples.
Is the role of of course here to show that:
a) it was quite natural that they did it?
b) they agreed to do it?
Why did the author repeat the same word in this paragraph?
Does the author use this phrase to:
a) make the fact sound less sure?
b) make the fact sound surprising?
Does using a dash (—) in this sentence:
a) attract more attention to the last part of the sentence?
b) show two different ideas?

Подробный ответ

Because much is used in negative and interrogative sentences, while in affirmative sentences we usually say so much / a lot of. More examples: so big a country, so many things, only two weeks to see it in.
a) it was quite natural that they did it.
The author repeats lots of to emphasize that there were many museums, art galleries, and nice people in Canberra.
b) make the fact sound surprising.
a) attract more attention to the last part of the sentence.