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I'm Feifei and joining me is Sian if she ever arrives. Where is she? Hi everyone. Sorry I'm late, Feifei.  That's OK. You're here now. How was your trip to France? The holiday was lovely. Thanks. - but it's not so great being back. I've returned to a shedload of emails. That's why I'm so late. A 'What load of emails'? - did you forget how to speak English on your holiday Sian! Of course not! A shedload just means a lot. So, a shedload of something is a very large amount or number of something. Hmm, so I can say I've got shedloads of money. Yes - that's right. Lucky you! We can also use the singular form 'a shedload' as in "You've got a shedload of money". Let's hear some more examples. Jim gets paid shedloads of money. So don't worry, I'm sure he can afford it. We don't need to get out for dinner tonight. We've got a shedload of food in the fridge. We can also use 'shedload' or 'shedloads' without of if it's clear what we're talking about, like in these examples: He spent shedloads on his new car. I can't go anywhere. I've got shedloads to do today. Great, so shall we go and get some lunch now? I told you I've got all those eamils to get through. Yes - but you've got shedloads of time! There's no rush. OK, but as you've got shedloads of money, you're paying. I didn't say that. Yes you did. You said that a few minutes ago. We all heard you. But it was just an example. Oh never mind. Come on. Lunch is on me.