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.
Letâs say you have a longer presentation, say 35 minutes. Again, subtract 15% for the âbeginning and endâ, which leaves about 30 minutes. Divide that by 4 (or 3 or 5 depending on how main ideas or main sections youâve got). For this example, youâd end up with about 7.5 minutes per main idea.