- •Post Office and Bank Services
- •Contents
- •Part I post office
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 1.1. Post in Britain, Australia and the usa
- •Comprehension Practice
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text 1.2. Financial Services of Post
- •Comprehension Practice
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text 2. Post Offices
- •Guided Conversation
- •Text 3. Sending Letters (a)
- •Important words and expressions from the dialogue:
- •Surcharge – the extra charge Text 4. Sending Letters (b)
- •Text 5. Telegrams
- •Important we have more information. Send full details of all your present activities and future arrangements. Information received so far not adequate. Hope all ok. Howells
- •Sadrina coming London Wednesday. Going Hong Kong Thursday,
- •Exercises
- •Additional Materials for Comprehension
- •It’s Interesting to Know Text a. Stamps
- •Text b. The First Regular Airmail Service
- •Comprehension Exercises
- •Guided Conversation
- •Text c. Collecting Stamps
- •Comprehension Exercises
- •Guided Conversation
- •Salutations
- •Part II bank services Text 1. Various Services of Banks
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Comprehension Practice
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Lombard Bank
- •Text 2. Opening an Account
- •Michael: I’d like to open an account, please.
- •Guided Conversation
- •Text 3. Statement of Account
- •Comprehension Practice
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text 4. An Overdraft Comprehension Practice
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text 5. A Letter of Complaint
- •Guided Conversation
- •Follow Up Activities
- •Sources
- •Post Office and Bank Services
Lombard Bank
Information for savers and investors
Notice Deposit Accounts A flexible account that offers you easy access to your funds, with deposit periods of 14 days, 3 months and 6 months with no maximum limit to funds deposited.
Fixed Deposit Accounts The ideal deposit account for those wishing to invest in the longer term with deposit periods ranging from 1 to 5 years. Interest is fixed and guaranteed not to change during the deposit period selected.
Cheque Savings Accounts A special kind of deposit account which is particularly suitable for those customers who want their savings readily available whilst earning a good rate of interest. A cheque book is supplied and provides the benefits of instant access to your funds.
Whatever your choice you can be assured that a Lombard deposit account will be a secure and confidential home for your money.
Notice Deposit Account
This account exists in three forms (3 months, 6 months and 14 days) depending on the period of notice. The rates of interest vary according to the notice period and interest payments can be made directly to the client or added to the sum in his or her notice deposit account to earn further interest. Additional deposits can be made without restriction.
Type of account |
Deposit Min. Max. |
Interest rates per annum |
Interest payments |
Notice Deposit 3 months 6 months 14 days |
5000 - |
8.75 (5.75*) 9.0 (6.0*) 9.25 (6.375*) |
every 6 months every 6 months every 3 months |
Note: *indicates interest rates payable when the balance is less than the minimum deposit. |
Fixed Deposit Account
With this type of account funds are deposited for a fixed period of 1 to 5 years and earn interest at a fixed rate which is guaranteed not to change. The client can choose whether the interest is paid monthly, every three months, every six months or yearly. Interest can be paid directly to the client or added to the sum in the fixed term account. The client is not allowed to make withdrawals before the end of the fixed period of deposit. The minimum opening deposit is £1000 with a maximum limit of £250,000.
Type of account |
Gross Rate % p.a.–interest paid annually |
| ||
|
Amount of deposit £1,000- £25,000- £50,000- £24,999 £49,999 £250,000 | |||
Fixed Deposits 1 year fixed period |
9.00 |
9.125 |
9.25 | |
2 year fixed period |
9.00 |
9.125 |
9.25 | |
3 year fixed period |
9.25 |
9.375 |
9.50 | |
4 year fixed period |
9.25 |
9.375 |
9.50 | |
5 year fixed period |
9.25 |
9.375 |
9.50 |