Pakistan's climate catastrophe

Question 1

The story

Answer 1

Floods caused by record monsoon rains in Pakistan have killed over a thousand people and affected over 33 million others.

It’s thought the cost of dealing with the crisis will reach over 10 billion dollars. One of Pakistan’s regional governments has called the disaster a “climate change catastrophe”.

Question 2

on steroids

Answer 2

a more extreme version
Chief: The head of an organisation
Steroids: Cheating on sport games, Steroids are used by sport people illegally to gain an unfair advantage, basically to make themselves stronger that they can be naturally ( a more powerful version of themselves).
Informal: better to use when you want to make sth dramatic

This video game is like the old version on steroids.
Smartphones are like mobile phones on steroids.
They sell cinnamon rolls on steroids.

Question 3

swamped

Answer 3

suddenly filled with water; have too much work to do.
To be snowed under: To be snowed under work/projects. The students might be snowed under.

The land became swamped after the storms.
The students were swamped with work before their exams.

Question 4

hallmarks
Sth has the hallmarks of sth

Answer 4

typical signs of something.
Mark is a symbol & hallmark is a symbol on an item like gold or silver … used in.
Sth has the hallmarks of sth: it has a typical feature of it.

The crime had all the hallmarks of the mafia.
Flooding is one of the hallmarks of climate change.
Bank robbery has the hallmarks of organised crime.
News Review bears the hallmarks of a BBC progamme.