Understand what instructions require
Read for meaning first. Select a highlighted word if you want a closer look.
The club's careful adherence to its booking plan kept each repair table from becoming crowded at the opening session. Compliance with the hall's closing requirement meant that every visitor and helper had left before the caretaker locked the doors. A new directive from the coordinator assigned one person to check the room afterward. These terms all concerned following a plan or instruction, but the final one named the authoritative instruction itself rather than the act of following it.
When a volunteer suggested extending the session, the coordinator explained that adherence to the booking plan helped preserve the promised finishing time. Compliance with the hall's requirement still mattered even if the last conversation was enjoyable. The directive about checking the room clarified who should confirm that tools and notices were packed away. The volunteer proposed adding more time to a future booking instead, turning a useful suggestion into a change the group could arrange openly.
Before you move on
Look away from the passage. Can you explain each focus word in your own words?
Original fictional passages for vocabulary practice.