Element USE: SURPRISE
SuperCat MODALITY
SubCat can
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Level B1
Cando Can use 'can you believe' to express surprise.
Corrected Learner Example They invented a robot which plays football, can you believe this? (B1 THRESHOLD, 2008, Portuguese)

It cost me £50! Can you believe that! It was expensive but worth it! (B1 THRESHOLD, 2009, Tagalog)
Uncorrected Learner Example
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