Laura Jones

Laura is a freelance writer and was an ESL teacher for eight years. She was born in the UK and has lived in Australia and Poland, where she writes blogs for Lingoda about everything from grammar to dating English speakers. She’s definitely better at the first one. She loves travelling and that’s the other major topic that she writes on. Laura likes pilates and cycling, but when she’s feeling lazy she can be found curled up watching Netflix. She’s currently learning Polish, and her battle with that mystifying language has given her huge empathy for anyone struggling to learn English. Find out more about her work in her portfolio.

Latest posts by Laura Jones

woman learning the first conditional in english

Apr 27, 2021

The first conditional in English

Is this the first conditional that you learned at school? There are four main conditionals in English: zero, first, second...

How to use 'going to' in English

Apr 06, 2021

How to use ‘going to’ in English

Are you going to learn something new today? I hope so!  We’re talking about using the structure going to in...

man reading about the zero conditional

Mar 26, 2021

The zero conditional in English

Wait, there’s a zero conditional? Most people are familiar with the first, second and third conditionals, but the zero conditional...

man on laptop thinking about when to use When to use May or Might in English

Mar 23, 2021

When to use May or Might in English

Is it may or might? Many native speakers of English are not always sure what the difference is between these...

woman leanring english online and the difference between can and could

Mar 09, 2021

When to use Can vs. Could in English

Can you use can and could correctly? It can be difficult to know which one to use sometimes. But we’re...

woman studying the differences between Will vs Would in English

Mar 01, 2021

Will vs. Would in English

Confused about when to use will and would? You’re not the only one. Lots of non-native speakers of English are...

friends laughing at old-fashioned English sayings

Feb 17, 2021

Our top old-fashioned English sayings

English has some lovely, slightly old-fashioned sayings. Though young people might not use them as much as the older generation,...

Feb 17, 2021

9 phrases that use “moon” in English

On 20th July 2019, it was 50 years since man first landed on the moon. On that day, more than half...

English swear words: friends looking up how to swear in english and laughing

Feb 17, 2021

Swearing in English: What is really offensive?

Some English swear words are almost universally understood and very few swear words are truly offensive in the UK nowadays.

Woman studying English online: What languages are spoken in the UK?

Feb 16, 2021

What languages are spoken in the UK?

Do people in the UK speak English? Yes, of course! But English is far from the only language people in...

The guide to subject pronouns in English

Feb 15, 2021

The guide to subject pronouns in English

The subject pronouns are some of the most useful words you will learn in English. We use them when we...

A blackboard with phonetic language on it

Feb 12, 2021

Can learning the Phonetic Alphabet help you?

The IPA is a written way to show how words are pronounced. If you know it, you can read a...