A) 6.4.2.1 Read the texts again and answer the questions.
1 What's the best way to see Venice?
2 What do the gondoliers do as you travel the canals?
3 What does a longtail boat look like?
4 How do the locals use longtail boats?
5 Is a rickshaw tour expensive?
Many young people are heavily influenced by pop music and culture, which usually is in sharp contrast to the established "norm".
The positive side of it: this is an area where young people can express themselves as being something different, and find comfort and security in knowing that they are part of a large group or movement.
The negative side of it: they may change their attitudes and behavior from the messages in the lyrics of the music they hear.They may fall prey to drugs, sexual disease, or confrontations with the increasingly intolerant police.
In conclusion, I would like to say that I think there should be "space made available" for expression. When the "mainstream" of a culture come in conflict with any "pop culture", the potential for alienation is there. Part of growing up is to "question" the establishment, and it is a weakness of any "establishment" not to give a platform for this questioning. Society must have an alternative which seems more attractive or it has failed in its responsibility.
Speaking about Belarus we should mention that it has a temperate climate but sometimes it can be rather hot in summer.
Usually, average summer temperatures range from +17 C to +25 C, but there were some really hot summers as one in 2010 when temperature was even as high as +39 C.Some recent years have also been rather hot and people preferred to go to the lakes or rivers.Such weather is pleasant and people can swim, sunbathe or just relax in the sun.During hot days thunderstorms or hurricanes may happen, especially in the afternoon or in the evening.I can say that in general the climate is mild, pleasant and everybody is happy when the days are warm, because they are never too hot.
According to my own experience Belarus is still a rather cold country and it's very difficult to write about its heat)
I visited it in June and the weather was cool if not cold.
We had to wear jackets and jeans, though in the southern parts of the country it was a bit warmer.