maritime expansion(海上扩张)under such adventurers as John Hawkins,.Walter Raleign and Francis Drake.In literature,it was the age of William Shakespeare, Phillip Sidney,Edmund Spenser and Christopher Marlowe,and there was also a flowering of music,architecture and art. (5)Knight,Knighthood&Knighthood Ceremony Knight:Knights were the highest class of fighting men in Europe during the Middle Ages.There were other classes of fighting men,such as the lowly foot soldiers But knights,who fought on horseback,were the aristocrats of the battlefield.The great heroes of the time,both in story and in fact,were knights. Knighthood:By the year 1500 the time of the knight as fighting man was over. Hired foot soldiers replaced the mounted knights.But knighthood did not die out altogether.Today in Great Britain,knighthood is an honorary award given to outstanding people in recognition of some remarkable work they have done.A man with the rank of knight is called,S(prefixed to his whole name or given name.but not his sumame alone),and his wife,"Lady".A woman with same rank is called "Dame" Knighthood Ceremony:The king or Queen takes the sword of the person being honored or borrows one from someone present at the ceremony.The person about to be knighted kneels on one knee and bows his head respectfully in front of the King or Queen.The King or Queen touches with the sword first the left shoulder of the person bowing before him or her then the right shoulder and finally the top of the bowed head.While doing this the King or Queen says"We dub thee Sir 3.Introductory Remarks Almost everyone has dreamed of traveling round the world.However.sailing round the world all by oneself is very difficult and adventurous.Many people have traveled round the world,but no one else has done it the way Sir Francis Chichester did.The text tells us briefly what happened on him on his voyage,one of the greatest seafaring exploits of all time Step2.Global Reading 1.Questions about the text maritime expansion (海上扩张) under such adventurers as John Hawkins, Walter Raleign and Francis Drake. In literature, it was the age of William Shakespeare, Phillip Sidney, Edmund Spenser and Christopher Marlowe, and there was also a flowering of music, architecture and art. (5) Knight, Knighthood & Knighthood Ceremony Knight: Knights were the highest class of fighting men in Europe during the Middle Ages. There were other classes of fighting men, such as the lowly foot soldiers. But knights, who fought on horseback, were the aristocrats of the battlefield. The great heroes of the time, both in story and in fact, were knights. Knighthood: By the year 1500 the time of the knight as fighting man was over. Hired foot soldiers replaced the mounted knights. But knighthood did not die out altogether. Today in Great Britain, knighthood is an honorary award given to outstanding people in recognition of some remarkable work they have done. A man with the rank of knight is called, “Sir” (prefixed to his whole name or given name, but not his surname alone), and his wife, “Lady”. A woman with same rank is called “Dame”. Knighthood Ceremony: The king or Queen takes the sword of the person being honored or borrows one from someone present at the ceremony. The person about to be knighted kneels on one knee and bows his head respectfully in front of the King or Queen. The King or Queen touches with the sword first the left shoulder of the person bowing before him or her then the right shoulder and finally the top of the bowed head. While doing this the King or Queen says “We dub thee Sir_______.” 3. Introductory Remarks Almost everyone has dreamed of traveling round the world. However, sailing round the world all by oneself is very difficult and adventurous. Many people have traveled round the world, but no one else has done it the way Sir Francis Chichester did. The text tells us briefly what happened on him on his voyage, one of the greatest seafaring exploits of all time. Step2. Global Reading 1. Questions about the text