problem in programming lesson for beginner

ken lesson
I was playing a programming game with someone in a lesson, and he wrote something like this:
while(true){
	if(enemy_is_close()){
		attack();point_to_enemy();move_towards_enemy();
	}
}
I told him he had to change it to
while(true){
	point_to_enemy();move_towards_enemy();
	if(enemy_is_close()){
		attack();
	}
}

the enemies were far away and they were not moving, and the player had to move towards the enemies to solve the puzzle, but the way he had it, it would not move twords the enemies cause the enemies were not close.

the only way I can think of explaining this is to step thru the program and show him the actions of the program…   any ideas on how I can better explain this? the person I am teaching is a total beginner to programming….

Mistaken:
repeat forever {
If the distance of the enemy is close {
		Attack
		Turn a hero to the nearest enemy
		Hero advances forward
	}
}

correct:
repeat forever {
	Turn a hero to the nearest enemy
	Hero advances forward
	If the distance of the enemy is close {
		Attack
	}
}

間違ってる：
ずっと繰り返す {
	もし、敵の距離がひと遠いならば {
		攻撃する
		ヒーローを一番近い敵に向かせる
		ヒーローがひとます前に進む
	}
}

正しい：
ずっと繰り返す {
	ヒーローを一番近い敵に向かせる
	ヒーローがひとます前に進む
	もし、敵の距離がひと遠いならば {
		攻撃する
	}
}
KaffeeJunky123: I guess I will just put the enemies in a diagonal line so that there is use for the point to enemy command
https://lichess.org/editor/1b6/8/8/8/5Q2/8/7b/8_w_KQkq_-