For the Chinese people, rice is the staple food in everyday meals. They eat it as Westerners do with bread. Rice is cooked by boiling or steaming, till it absorbs as much water as it can. There is a rich collection of rice dishes in China.
It is easy to identify a main idea that is directly expressed in the text. 1  Main ideas are often found at the beginning of paragraphs. 2  Main ideas are also found in the concluding sentences of a paragraph.
Formulas for creating implied main ideas sentences. Write the three formulas for creating implied main idea sentences and draw the formula boxes. Formula 1:Add an essential word or phrase to sentence. -(sentence that almost state main idea)+(essential word or phrase that needs to be added)=(formula main idea sentence)