The Extended Family
an advantage - a reason that one side or one choice is better
to encourage - to help someone continue with an action
an immigrant - someone who moves in from another country
industrial - having a lot of industries, businesses,factories,etc.
an occasion - a speciai time, such as a holiday
a spouse - husband or wife
traditional - the way people in a culture have acted for many years
widespread - can be found over a very wide area, in many places
the Extended family is the king of family traditionally found in Asia, Africa, and Europe: mother, father, their children, the husbands and wives of the children, the grandchildren, and so on. It is understood that when the children get married, they will move into a house nearby and continue to see their parents every day. It is very rare for someone in an extendad family to move away to another place. Usually whole families spend their whole lives in one village.